Let's examine some of these contrasts. Money has the potential to derail our spiritual life disastrously. How we think about and handle our money is not just a personal matter, it is a discipleship matter.
Undue worry ought to be viewed as a lack of faith, something to be overcome.
Jesus gives two illustrations of his Father's care for the disciples, and it centers upon value. The birds are under the Father's care. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. The blue lupine has reached its zenith and covers the fields in blue tinged with purple vetch.