Verses 22-31 “22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 25And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? 27Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? 29And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. 30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Perhaps no words ever spoken in the history of the world have brought more peace of mind and put away more worry than these words spoken by Jesus to His disciples. He tells them, “Take no thought…” which is to say, Don’t worry! And Jesus tells us why we should not worry: 1. Does not God take care of the crows? Yes, even those scavenger birds are fed and cared for in God’s world. 2. It does no good to worry. You can not add or subtract from your height, your weight, your age, your IQ, or your good looks by worrying about it. 3. Look at the lilies! They don’t even try to maintain what they have, and they certainly do not worry because God is caring for them. The lilies look better than the kings and queens of earth. 4. God even takes care of the heathen. So why would He not take care of you?
Instead of worrying about our food, housing , clothing, and medical care, we should seek the kingdom of God. Seek to trust in our King to supply our needs. Seek to enlarge the kingdom. Seek to serve the King. Seek to be at peace and have the joy that the King intends for us to have.