He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able to do so small a thing as that, why do you worry about the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you — you of little faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world that strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, strive for his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. (Luke 12:22-31, NRSV)
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and it’s righteousness and all these things will be added unto you…
So goes the first line of a well loved hymn Seek Ye First.
How hard is it though to not worry about your life? We toil everyday over how we will pay this bill. Or that thing that needs to get done and there isn’t enough time. We worry about having the right look and the right phone and the right car. We worry about how everyone will look upon us. It is not easy to not worry about your life and all the things that go along with it.
But Jesus says to the disciples, consider the ravens. Now imagine if you will, Jesus and the disciples standing outside, and the disciples are worried about their ripped robes and where their next meal is coming from and then a raven flies over head. Jesus says, consider the raven… The imagery is powerful. Now every time the disciples see a raven they will think of this message. It is a helpful thing to think about the flowers and the animals who can not toil or work for things, yetGod provides for them. How much more will He provide for us!
So seek first the kingdom of God and everything else will fall into place. If we can follow Him and do Is will. Be Hos hands and feet, He will take care of us, like the ravens and the lilies of the field!
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