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And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?

And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?

Jesus' third question gets to the heart of what troubles many people today; worry. One thinks, what could people in Jesus' day be worried about? Plenty. Their lifespan was very short; food and water were scarce. The question really should be, why do we worry so much? Why is stress such an important matter in so many lives? Truth be told, Jesus knows best. Worry does nothing positive for us; in fact, the opposite is true. The more we worry, the greater the chance that we will cut our lives short.

Jesus' third question comes in the ending part of His greatest sermon, The Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus declares a new way to live and be, with the main message being: GOD is in control. How can we possibly worry?

Yes, you're still worried, or will worry.

Jesus says: Stop it!

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  1. BonnieJuly 8, 2017 at 7:22 AM

    As a mother we have been born with the worry gene. :-) I try hard not to worry, especially hard now with Wil going through early dementia.

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