But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?
Our Lord hammers this warning three times over because worldly cares so easily snare us. The sin is not prudent thought but disquieting, tormenting care that splits the mind and lodges the heart on earth. He commands it as Sovereign and speaks it as Comforter to those who will hear.
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Commenting on Matthew 6:25-34
Eastern wealth lay in costly garments, easy prey for moths. Rust eats away. Thieves break in. Our Lord teaches plainly: earthly treasures are perishable, precarious, consumed by forces beyond our control.
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Commenting on Matthew 6:19-34
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass--the "herbage." of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven--wild flowers cut with the grass, withering by the heat, and used for fuel. (See Jam 1:11). shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?--The argument here is something fresh.