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“We worry because we have misplaced priorities, which cause us then to have misplaced faith. Look at the two examples Jesus gave: the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. The birds do not sow or reap or store away food, yet they never go hungry. Likewise, the lilies of the field do not spin fabric and make clothing, yet they are dressed in beauty and elegance that not even King Solomon could match.
Why? Because God Himself feeds the birds and dresses the flowers. Notice that Jesus said of the birds, “your heavenly Father feeds them.” He did not say, “their heavenly Father.” Our heavenly Father is the same one who takes care of the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. The word Father (abba in Hebrew) means “source and sustainer.”
“So the phrase could read, “your heavenly Source and Sustainer feeds them.” Jesus’ question to us, then, is, “If your heavenly Source and Sustainer takes care of the birds and the lilies, which are here today and gone tomorrow, don’t you think He will take care of you, too?”
Our problem today is that we have misplaced our faith. We have changed our source.
