Matthew 6:25–30: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky. They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are? And which of you by worrying can add even an hour to his life? Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow. They do not work or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these. And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t He clothe you even more, you people of little faith?”

When Jesus was walking on the water, and Peter saw Him, he said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” And Jesus said, “Come.” Peter started walking on the water, but when he saw the boisterous wind, he began to sink. Jesus reached out, pulled him up, and said, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:28–31). That means he allowed another consideration to occupy his mind rather than focusing on the Lord and His reality.

When you look at this passage we just read, you'll see some instructions. You might not see them at first as instructions, but look at verse 26: “Look at the birds in the sky.” Look at what happened to Peter—where was he looking? There was the Savior in front of him. There was God in the flesh in front of him. There was an example of the reality He wants to express—walking on water—right in front of him. But he allowed other considerations to occupy his mind, and he began to sink.

So I am looking at the words of Jesus here, who says, “Look at the birds in the sky.” Where are you looking? Where are you setting your mind‑gaze? What are you focused on?

Jesus tells us, “Look at the birds in the sky.” Look at them. Let them pass a message to you about God’s trustworthiness. Look at Christ walking on water—let that pass a message to you about the fact that you also, like Peter, can walk on water. That is an example for you. Jesus Christ is an example for us. That is the truth.

The writer of Hebrews says, “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2). Did you see those words here that Jesus uses? He says, “Look.” “Look” seems to me like a deliberate action of the mind. And when you go to Philippians, Paul tells you, “Think about these things” (Philippians 4:8)—telling you what to think about, telling you it is not everything that should pitch a tent in your mind‑space.

Do you get? Not every tenant must be allowed to come and set up a tent in your mind‑space.

And when you look at this passage of Jesus, He says, “Do not worry about your life… but look at the birds in the sky.” Then, in verse 28, He says, “Think about how the flowers of the field grow.” That is telling you: these are the things you preoccupy your mind with. You do not want the wrong kinds of thoughts, the wrong kind of thinking, pitching their tents in your mind.

Do you get? That is what Jesus is saying. He is saying, “Look… think.” We are always thinking, so Jesus is saying, “Think. Look at how you should think. Think about how the flowers of the field grow. They do not work or spin.”

Meaning: it is reasonable to trust God. It is unreasonable to worry. It is reasonable to trust God when you look at the birds of the sky, when you think about the flowers that God provides for. It is now necessarily logical, It is a reasonable thing for you not to worry. That means it is not reasonable to worry.

So Jesus is trying to help the people think right. “Think about how the flowers of the field grow. They do not work or spin. Yet not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these.” And, “If this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t He clothe you even more—you people of little faith?”

The same phrase He told Peter: “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” Here Jesus is challenging the tendency—our tendency—to worry.

God bless you. See you later.