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MAY 13
Monday


TULIP DAY

READ:
Matthew 6:25-34
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Consider the lilies of
the field...; and yet
I say to you that even
Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
__Matthew 6:28-29
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Several countries around the world celebrate Tulip day to welcome the spring. When I think of tulips, I often think of the Netherlands, but commercial cultivation of the flower began in the Middle East. Today these colorful flowers span the globe. An estimated 109 species of tulips now grace parks, thoroughfares, and home gardens all around the world.

Last fall I planted some tulip bulbs. Several months later, they bloomed with vivid colors, announcing the coming of spring. They reminded me that summer was on the way and with it will come even more flowers to delight the eye.

Flowers are wonderful reminders to me of the grace of God in our lives. Our Lord used lilies of the field to remind us of the provision of our heavenly Father. In His great Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, "Consider the lilies of the field...; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these....Will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?" (Matt. 6:28-30).

Tulips alert us to the end of winter and the beginning of spring. But like the lilies of the field, they can also remind us of the One upon whom we can depend to provide food, clothing, and shelter. __Dennis Fisher

```````````````````In trees and flowers of the field,```````````````````````
````````````````````In creatures large and small,`````````````````````````
`````````````````We trace the watchful care of Him``````````````````````
`````````````Who planned and made them all. __King`````````````````````
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If Jesus is concerned about flowers and birds
He certainly cares about you and me.

**********************Today's Bible Reading __ Matthew 6:25-34************************

25 Therefore I say to you,
do not worry about your
life, what you will eat or
what you will drink; nor
about your body, what you
will put on. Is not life more
than food and the body
more than clothing? 26 Look
at the birds of the air, for
they neither sow nor reap
nor gather into barns; yet
your heavenly Father feeds
them Are you not of more
value than they? 27 Which
of you by worrying can add
one cubit to his stature?

28 So why do you worry
about clothing? Consider
the lilies of the field, how
they grow: they neither toil
nor spin; 29 and yet I say to
you that even Solomon in
all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these.

30 Now if God so clothes
the grass of the field, which
today is, and tomorrow is
thrown into the oven, will
He not much more clothe
you, O you of little faith?

31 Therefore do not worry,
saying, "What shall we
eat?" or "What shall we
drink?' or 'What shall we
wear?" 32 For after all these
things the Gentiles seek.

For your heavenly Father
knows that you need all
these things. 33 But seek
first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and
all these things shall be
added to you. 34 Therefore
do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow
will worry about its own
things. Sufficient for the
day is its own trouble.

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We need not worry about our needs because God cares for us. His
care for all of creation is clearly seen throughout Scripture. This
passage is not telling us that we should have no concern about food
or clothing, but that w should first focus on our service for the
King.