They all wait for You To give them their food in due season.
Psalm 104:27
If God clothes the flowers of the field so well, and we still worry, are we not of little faith (Matthew 6:30)?
Consider these two principles. We are Most Happy when we run out of strength, and, We are Most Happy when we are persecuted for righteousness sake. The reason for this happiness, in both instances, is because ours is the Kingdom!
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.
Romans 13:14
Every step forward in the gospel is important. Every lesson learned, every difficulty overcome. Peter referenced this proverb in his first epistle.
If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?
1 Peter 4:18 (portion)
The higher we go in the Gospel, the deeper in His love, the more opportunities we could have to step off the narrow road.
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
Matthew 7:21-23
The Way is not power, it is faithfulness. The path is not promotion, it is servant-hood. The gift is not yours, it is theirs (2 Corinthians 1:6). The road is not wide, it is narrow.
Jesus said plainly, unless you hate father, mother, sister, brother, children, spouse, even your own life, you cannot be His disciple (Luke 14:26). He said quite distinctly that if you love someone else more than Him, you are not worthy of Him (Matthew 10:37).
