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The King and His Kingdom: The Gospel of Matthew Simply Explained is unavailable, but you can change that!

According to the Lord Jesus Christ, our first priority must be to seek the kingdom of God. The aim of Matthew’s Gospel is to help the Christian fulfill that duty. To do this, we must above all honor, trust, and serve the King himself, Jesus Christ. This commentary must, therefore, be both Christ-centered and practical. Its focus is the King and his kingdom.

One of the most futile expressions of sympathy is: ‘Don’t worry. Everything will be all right’—futile, but very common. It is futile because usually no reason is given why one should not worry. Our Lord did not indulge in such useless expressions. When he said, ‘Do not worry,’ he backed it up with teaching that provided reasons. That is what he does here. The earlier verses of chapter 6 have contrasted the approval and reward of men with that
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