(This week Cheryl and I are working Disaster Response in the Little Rock area after a tornado. I am sharing devotions that I shared previously. This one was first shared April 14, 2021)

Yesterday I had a meeting about an hour from home that took me down some smaller roads. The drive was made more enjoyable by the fact that the wildflowers are blooming in North Texas. I do not pretend to know all their names. I saw some fields covered in yellow and some in white. There was blue-eyed grass and pink primrose. But most prominent were the official state flower of the Lone Star State: bluebonnets. I always get a thrill when I see a thick patch of these deep blue beauties. It is a treat to see them because they don’t last very long. You only have a brief window of time to enjoy them each year.

That thought reminded me of these words from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount:

²⁸ “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. ²⁹ Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ³⁰ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? ³¹ So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:28–33)

The God who put so much beauty into all those fleeting flowers cares about you more than them. His provision for you is immeasurable. You have homes and food and so many luxuries in this life. And He goes beyond meeting your physical needs.  He met your greatest need by sending His Son to be your Savior. For His sake you have forgiveness of sins and the guarantee of eternal life. When you know and believe in Him, you get a new perspective of how “all these things” – blessings here on earth – have been “given to you as well.”