08/11/20 CONFUSED JOB DESCRIPTIONS — In Matthew 6:31-33 (CSB), near the end of His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, “So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.”

I like to think that Jesus described two jobs—God’s and ours. He explained that OUR job, our #1 PRIORITY, is to pursue the goals of God’s kingdom and righteousness—in our own personal lives, our families, our jobs, our churches, etc. In exchange, God promises to do His job—to provide our basic needs: food, drink, clothing and shelter. Jesus commands us to be radically different from ungodly people, to stop worrying about these things since God always faithfully performs His promises.

Somehow we seem to have gotten it backwards. Far too many of us act as if scrounging and working to provide for ourselves and our families is our foremost priority. On the other hand, then, it must be God’s job to look after His kingdom and righteousness (whatever that is)! Here’s an interesting idea: Let’s try to do the main job God assigned to us and leave God’s responsibilities in His absolutely faithful, powerful hands.