The greatest truth: God loves me

Matthew 6
 
6:1 in the first half of this chapter, Jesus examines three specific areas of practical piety in one's life:
charitable deeds (verses 1-4), prayer (verses 5-15) and fasting (verses 16-18). The father's name is
found ten times in these eighteen verses, which is the key to understanding them. True and
practicable acts of piety must be done for His approval, not for the approval of men.
He begins this part of his address by warning against the temptation to show off our piety by doing
charitable deeds in order to be seen by others. He does not condemn our action, but rather
condemns our motive. If attracting public attention is the motivating factor, then only that is the only
reward, because God does not reward hypocrisy.
6:2 this act of hypocrites who loudly give their alms to the poor in synagogues or on the streets and
attract the attention of others seems unbelievable. God rejected their behavior with this brief and
useful statement: "They have received their reward." (That is, their only reward is the lust they have
earned while they live on earth.)
6:3-4 when one of Christ's followers does a benevolent act, it should be in secret. That action must
be so secret that Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is
doing. Jesus uses this telling metaphor to show us that benevolent deeds should be for the Father,
not to gain false fame for the person.
This article should not emphasize that any gift that may be seen by others should be banned. This
article only condemns and condemns the noisy show of donating.

Pray with sincerity  (6:5-8)

6:5 in the next article, Jesus warns his disciples against hypocrisy during prayer. When praying, they
should not deliberately expose themselves to others in public places so that others can see them
praying and be influenced by their piety. If love is the only motivation to pray, then Jesus declares
that the importance of prayer is the only reward.
6:6 in verses 5 and 7, the Greek pronoun translated by you is plural. But in verse 6, in order to
emphasize the private relationship with God, you are used in the singular. The key to the fulfillment
of prayer is to pray in secret (that is, go to your room and close the door). If our real motive for
praying is to reach God, He will hear our prayer and answer it.
 
The interpretation of the specific meaning of this writing is the prohibition of praying in public. The
early church met for corporate prayer (Acts 2:42; 12:12; 13:3; 14:23; 20:36). The important point is
not where we pray. The important issue here is why we pray - for people to see us or for God to hear
our prayers.
6:7 Prayer should not include vain and empty repetitions, that is, repeating dry and empty sentences
and phrases over and over again. People who are not saved (pagans) pray like that. But God is not
affected by many words and sayings. He wants to hear the honest expression of the heart.
6:8 considering that the Father is aware of our needs even before we ask Him for anything, so the
question "Why should we pray at all?" It seems logical. But the reason is that when we pray, we
acknowledge our dependence and need on God. Praying is the basis of our relationship with God.
God also does things in response to prayer that He would not do if there was no prayer (James 4:2).

The light of the body  (6:22-23)

Jesus realized that it might be difficult for his followers to understand how to apply his non-
traditional teachings about having security, being provided for in the future. Therefore, he used the
analogy of the human eye to teach the lesson of spiritual perspective. He said that the eye is the
lamp of the body. It is through the eyes that the body receives light and can see. If the eye is good,
the whole body will be filled with light. But if the eye is corrupted, the vision will be impaired.
Instead of light, darkness reigns. The connection of this article is that: the good eye belongs to a
person who has a pure and pure motive. The one whose only wish is to attract God's attention and
interest, the one who has the desire to accept the true teachings of Christ. And his whole life is filled
with light. He believes the words of Jesus, he forsakes earthly riches, he lays up his treasures in
heaven, and he knows that only by doing this will he find true provision. On the other hand, the evil
eye belongs to a person who tries to live for two worlds. He is not content to give up his earthly
treasures, but he also demands heavenly treasures. Christ's teachings seem impractical and
impossible for him. He lacks clear guidance because he is full of darkness.
Jesus adds this sentence that if the light that is in you is darkness, what great darkness it will be! In
other words, if you are aware that Jesus forbids trusting in earthly treasures for security, and you still
cling to it, then you have failed to obey the teachings, and these teachings become darkness, which
is a strong form. It is from spiritual blindness that you can see riches from their true perspective.

You cannot serve both God and wealth  (6:24)

The impossibility of living for God and for money is described here using the words masters and
slaves. No one can serve two masters. Undoubtedly, one of them will take precedence over the other
in loyalty and obedience, and the same applies to God and wealth. They present their competing
claims and a choice must be made. Either we should put God first and reject the rule of materialism,
or we should live for temporary things and not accept God's wishes in our lives.

 Do not worry  (6:25-34)

6:25 in this writing, Jesus attacks our tendency to center our lives on food and clothing and lose the
true meaning of life. The problem is not what we eat or wear today. Rather, the problem is what we
will eat and wear in ten, twenty or thirty years. Such worries about the future are sinful because they
reject God's love, wisdom, and power. Worry denies God's love by implying that he does not care
about us. By referring to the fact that he does not know what he is doing, he denies his wisdom and
by pointing to the fact that he is unable to provide for our needs, he denies his power.
6:26 the birds of the sky show that God cares about his creatures. They advise us that there is no
need to worry. They neither plant nor reap, but God gives them sustenance. Considering that in the
classification of God's creatures, we are more valuable than birds, so we can certainly expect God to
meet our needs.
The argument is that if God preserves lower class creatures without their conscious participation, He
will preserve more those who have active participation and for whom the creation was created.
6:27 Worrying about the future is not only disrespectful to God—it's futile: “Which of you, worrying
about the future, can add a cubit to his stature? A short person cannot grow taller by worrying about
18 inches. But if we want to say something in this regard, it is easier to have patience and courage to
let the worry of livelihood and future needs into our lives.
6:28-30 the next thing that God considers is the irrationality of worrying that we will not have
enough clothes in the future.
6:31-32 we conclude that we should not spend our lives anxiously seeking food, drink and clothing
for the future.
6:33 Therefore, God makes a covenant with his followers. In fact, he says, “If you put God's will
before anything else in your life, I guarantee your future needs. If you seek first the kingdom of God
and His justice, then I will see to it that you are never deprived of the necessities of life."
 
6:34 this is God's "social security" plan. The believer's responsibility is to live for God and to trust him
with unwavering confidence that God will provide everything in the future. A person's job is only a
means to provide current needs. Everything above this is saving in God's work. We are called to live
one day at a time: tomorrow will have its worries.