Today’s reading takes us deep into some of the Bible’s most intense stories—fire raining on cities, Jesus calling us not to worry, and a psalm that marvels at our place in God’s creation. We explore what it means when God says He’s “going down” to check on Sodom, why Jesus tells us not to throw pearls to pigs, and how faith and anxiety can collide even for believers.

Key themes: justice, mercy, discernment, and learning to trust God one day at a time.

Key verse: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” – Matthew 6:34

Music Credit: “Fly” by All the Good Folks

• Enduring Word – Genesis 18 Commentary
  https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/genesis-18/

• GotQuestions – Why did God say He would go down to Sodom?
  https://www.gotquestions.org/Sodom-and-Gomorrah.html

• BibleProject – Justice Video
  https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/justice/

• GotQuestions – What does “pearls before swine” mean?
  https://www.gotquestions.org/pearls-before-swine.html

• BibleRef – Matthew 6:34 Commentary
  https://www.bibleref.com/Matthew/6/Matthew-6-34.html

• Desiring God – Don’t Judge, but Discern
  https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/do-not-judge-but-discern

• Desiring God – How to Fight Anxiety
  https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/how-to-fight-anxiety

• GotQuestions – What does Matthew 6:34 mean?
  https://www.gotquestions.org/Matthew-6-34.html