Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 6:28-29

"And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." — Matthew 6:28-29 (ASV)

Clothes should not be highly valued, for even in our finest attire, flowers far surpass us. We must not be anxious about how we will be clothed, for the lilies of the field, not under the gardener’s care, are as glorious as the most splendid of monarchs, and yet they enjoy life free from labor and thought. Lovely lilies, how you rebuke our foolish nervousness! The lilies' attire comes without worry. Why do we exhaust ourselves with worry about what God gives to plants that cannot care for themselves?

My Lord, I would grow to Your praise as the lily does, and be content to be what You make me and wear what You give me.