Forgive us our ULCERS By Dr. Paul Chappell

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Forgive Us Our Ulcers”

by Dr. Paul Chappell

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Matthew 6:25-26

When Peter Marshall was chaplain of the U. S. Senate, he once opened a session with this prayer: “O Lord, forgive us our ulcers, the badges of our anxieties and insecurities.” We live in a day filled with worry and concern. Everywhere we look, we can see economic upheaval, health risks, political turmoil, and more. There are plenty of things that are real threats and real problems. Yet God tells us that we are not to be filled with worry and concern for the future.

It is important to remember that this command is not given because nothing can or will go wrong in the future. Jesus said, “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof” (Matthew 6:34). We will have plenty of trouble and things going wrong tomorrow. But we do not need to worry about it because God will be just as faithful when those problems arise in the future as He is today.

Although we do not know what lies before us, God already does. He is never surprised or taken off guard. He never has to adjust His plans because they were derailed by something we do or fail to do. He loves us and cares for us, and He will never stop caring for us and meeting our needs. If we believe His promises, we have no need to worry.

Today's Growth Principle:
Relief from our worries comes through a focus on our Heavenly Father and His good promises.