Luke 12:22-34 - Anxiety

22 And He said to His disciples, "Therefore, I say to you, be not anxious for your soul, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on; 23 for the soul is more than the food; and the body, than the clothing. 24 "Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them! Of how much more value are ye than the birds! 25 "And who of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit to his stature? 26 If, therefore, ye cannot do the least thing, why are ye anxious about the rest?

27 Consider the lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; and I say to you, even Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed as one of these! 28 Now, if God so clotheth the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into an oven, how much more shall He clothe you, O ye of little faith! 29 And seek ye not what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink; nor be troubled with anxiety; 30 for after all these things are the nations of the world seeking; and your Father knoweth that ye need these things.

31 But seek ye His Kingdom, and these things shall be added to you. 32 "Fear not, little flock; because your Father delighted to give you the Kingdom. 33 Sell what ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses that grow not old, a treasure unfailing in Heaven, where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts; 34 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.


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