FAITH CAPSULE: Do not worry but worship God.

Psalm 27

Worshipping God with understanding is keeping self in a place to hide continuously.
Matthew 6:25 states, “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?  
Worrying is rooted in trouble. 
With trouble comes distress, disturbance, or pain. 
Job is qualified to tell what it is when trouble comes. 
Job 3:26 states, “I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, for troubles come.” 
With trouble, not being at ease, not being in a state of mind, and lack of rest exist. 
Trouble, confusion, and making wrong decisions will have their way.
Trouble breeds worrying. 
King Herod was worried, and trouble had a place in his life at the announcement of the birth of Jesus. 
Matthew 2:1-3 records, “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His Star in the East and have come to worship Him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.”  
The trouble that came into the life of King Herod led him to make wrong and confusing decisions. 
Trouble is the root of wrong and a bad judgment or unwise decision making. 
Herod made an error in judgment and a wrong decision in his attempt to terminate the plan of God in Jesus.
The wicked decision of King Herod to terminate the divine plan of God brought to life the way and the infallible word of God to manifestation as it is written in Hosea 11:1, “When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.” 
The worrying trouble in King Herod brought confusion into his life to think he could terminate Jesus at birth.
Are you experiencing any worries that can cause you trouble in life?
Today, is there any sign of trouble in your life? 
Think of it, what is the root cause of your trouble? 
Is your trouble rooted in pride? 
Eliminate trouble, do not worry but worship God, a place to hide in times of challenge.
The Psalmist records, “For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle, He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.” (Psalm 27:5). 
God is at work on behalf of all who seek refuge in times of trouble.
It is one with understanding to worship God that will find a place to hide in His pavilion.
God gives attention to His worshippers indeed and in truth.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to sincerely worship God in the place of worry.