A CURE FOR OUR WORRIES

MATTHEW 11:2

A. IN SPITE OF ALL THE UNHEARD OF MODERN CONVENIENCES TO MOST AMERICANS, MOST PEOPLE ARE AFFLICTED WITH WORRY
  1. Things are moving along at an unprecedented pace:
    1. Affecting most of us.
    2. To attempt to keep up with the Jones' adds still more pressure to the load.
  2. This state of increased worry was foretold in Bible prophecy: Luke 21:34, 35
B. LET US CONSIDER THE MANY UNDERLYING CAUSES FOR THE WORRIES PLAGUING OUR NATION
  1. For many, finances seem at the bottom of their worries:
    1. The cares of this life sap the life out of our nervous system - Matt. 13:22; Luke 18:22, 23
    2. Said someone wisely, "The load of the world's financial obligations is heavy enough to sink any ship of state."
  2. Family difficulties:
    1. Divorces are on a steady increase and some predict that soon there will be as many divorces as there are marriages.
    2. Financial difficulties in the home have darkened many hearts and broken up many homes.
    3. Poor health is another contributory factor leading to increased worry! How to meet the medical bills, which are staggering in our day, cannot be overlooked.
    4. Fear of the future leaves its marks on the minds and bodies of many - Luke 21:26
    5. The Bible predicts uncontrollable fear in the last days - Isa. 13:6-8; 22:17
    6. A life of sin and the certainty of the judgment to come worries many people -
      1. It worried Felix - Acts 24:25
      2. It worried Belshazzar - Dan. 5:6
      3. It will worry the unsaved - Rev. 6:13-16
  3. Worry is actually a sin:
    1. It is the result of mistrusting God; for if we had childlike confidence in a loving Providence, there would be no worry on our part - Ps. 23:1-6
    2. It is a sin because we have no faith in God's promises - Matt. 6:25-34
  4. Worry is enemy Number One:
    1. It digs early graves.
    2. It takes the joy out of life.
    3. It poisons the atmosphere we live in.
    4. It discourages not only ourselves but it makes the lives of those who have to live with us miserable.
C. A SURE CURE FOR OUR WORRIES
  1. Negatively:
    1. Cannot be found in the things one may possess - Luke 12:15
    2. Cannot be found in seeking to numb our powers of reason -- that will only harm our health and shorten our lives.
  2. Positively:
    1. By coming to Christ with all our needs at His loving invitation - Matt. 11:28
    2. He and He alone can deliver us from the cause of worry - John 8:31-34
    3. He blesses us with His peace - John 14:27
    4. He promises to supply all our needs - Phil. 4:19
    5. He will help us to follow a different plan of living; from the one that brings worry and grief - "take my yoke upon you and learn of me . . . and ye shall find rest for your souls" - Matt. 11:29
  3. Three sure means to end worry and prolong life:
    1. Have faith in God.
    2. Walk with God.
    3. Abide in Jesus Christ our Lord.


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