Merimnao

I preached from Matthew 6:25-33 yesterday and this word merimnao appears in this passage 6 times. As I wrestled with that text last week in preperation for the message, I realized that is the lens through which we must see this segment of teaching.

The word actually means to be anxious or troubled with cares or to scan minutely. That last addition came from a webstie that I just found. It is http://regreek.com/ and I suggest checking it out. Think on that thought for a while, what does it mean to scan something minutely. Think about it in the context of this verse where the same word appears::

Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Be not troubled today.