Bobby McDonald - God Cares Even About The Little Things

Bobby McDonaldJuly 18, 201610mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: God Cares Even About The Little Things Date: 07-17-2016 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

The speaker shares how a recent physical ailment led him to meditate on God's care, particularly focusing on Matthew 6. He emphasizes that God's care extends not just to major spiritual matters but also to the small, temporary details of life, like minor aches and pains. Ultimately, he concludes that because God is our Father, every burden, no matter how small, is also His burden.

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Dealing with physical pain and worryWhile recovering from a severely thrown-out back, the speaker began to experience physical pain and anxious thoughts about future health problems.

A specific word from Matthew 6Reading Matthew 6:25, the speaker noticed the phrase about not worrying for your body, realizing it was a direct word for his health anxiety.

Why we do not need to worryWe do not need to worry about our bodies because a loving heavenly father is already taking care of them for us.

Avoiding the over-spiritualizing of GodThe speaker warns against the extreme view that God only cares about the spirit and ignores external, minor human suffering.

Consider the lilies of the fieldJesus points out in Matthew 6 that if God clothes the temporary grass and lilies of the field, he will much more clothe us.

The cup of dirt illustrationUsing an anecdote about his son's withering cup of grass, the speaker illustrates that a father cares about small things because his child cares about them.

What Jesus did first after the resurrectionExamining John 20, the speaker suggests that Jesus thoughtfully rolled up the face cloth in the tomb to make cleanup easier for whoever came next.

No issue is too small for GodBecause God cares about minute details, there are no petty things in His eyes, and we are invited to bring every request to Him.

Growing as needy childrenInstead of gritting our teeth through hard days alone, believers should grow into needy children who constantly carry everything to God in prayer.

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