NOVEMBER 29, 2025 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Be Anxious
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious
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: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly
Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And
which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[a] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider
the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if
God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is
thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What
shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and
your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But
seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will
be added to you.
34 “Therefore do not be anxious about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is
its own trouble.
Footnotes
- Matthew 6:27 Or a
single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45
centimeters
Psalm 4
Answer Me When I Call
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of
David.
4 Answer me
when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You
have given me relief when I was in distress.
Be
gracious to me and hear my prayer!
2 O men,[a] how long
shall my honor be turned into shame?
How
long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah
3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;
the
Lord hears when I call to him.
4 Be angry,[b] and do not
sin;
ponder
in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah
5 Offer right sacrifices,
and
put your trust in the Lord.
6 There are many who say, “Who
will show us some good?
Lift
up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
7 You have put more joy in my heart
than
they have when their grain and wine abound.
8 In peace I will both lie down
and sleep;
for
you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Footnotes
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Source for Bible text - www.biblegateway.com
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