And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? (Luke 12:25-26 ESV)
Jesus has just talked about the carefree life of the raven - fully depending on God's supply of food, like roadkill. Most of us are beyond the Great Depression mindset of worrying about where our next meal will come from, but we do worry about our health - every little ailment seems like potential death. So we worry, which if anything takes days off of our lives. Why do we worry? We are control freaks. We want to be the ones to decide our destiny, including how long we live. What Christ calls us to do is give control over to Him to trust Him with every day and every hour, and give us the full life He has planned. He knows best; He wants the best. We can trust in Him.
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