Friday, April 28, 2017

Luke 12:22-34

This pretty much sums it up! SEEK THE KINGDOM OF GOD and all things will be taken care of. Worry accomplishes nothing but our actions do.  

What does our Father expect from us? Micah 6:8

Be fair by seeking justice for all people
forgive quickly and easily so that hatred or discord has no hold on you

Remain humble because it has nothing to do with us and everything to do with giving God the glory He deserves for all that He has given you!


Luke appropriately connects Jesus’ parable about greed with His teaching on anxiety over material provisions. The parable, it seems, is directed toward the rich, whereas this section addresses the impoverished. The point is that material possessions can overcome the faith of both those who have much and those who have little—both types of people need to seek God and trust him with the outcome. Lexham Press.

What is clear is that worry is utterly useless and shows a lack of faith in God’s plan for our lives. We can trust God to provide for us because God knows precisely what we need.What people consider valuable is where their energy will be spent. Knowing God and investing in His purposes should be the treasure we seek. The NKJ Study Bible

Luke 12:22–34 (NKJV)
22 Then He said to His disciples, Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. 23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? 25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 26 If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?
29 “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. 30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. 31 But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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