Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well - Luke 12: 31
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Reflecting on the teachings of Jesus as recorded in Luke 12:22-31:
22 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. 23 For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. 24 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! 25 And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your span of life? 26 If then you are not able to do so small a thing as that, why do you worry about the rest? 27 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. 28 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! 29 And do not keep seeking what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. 30 For it is the nations of the world that seek all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
In this passage, Jesus is instructing us not to worry unnecessarily about our temporal lives, but instead to focus on God's kingdom as the top priority in life. This is a hard teaching that goes against my fallen human tendencies to worry about things that have yet to happen. Instead of trusting a good Father who knows all my needs and will supply them according to the richness of His heart.
As Corrie Ten Boom had famously said in this quote: "Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength - carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength."
I will close my sharing with this beautiful worship song "Seek Ye First". May this be a prayer song for us to trust in God's providence and good plans in our lives, and truly seek first the kingdom of God.
See Ye First - by Maranatha! Music
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God
And His righteousness
And all these things shall be added unto you
Hallelu, Hallelujah
Ask and it shall be given unto you
Seek and ye shall find
Knock and it shall be opened unto you
Hallelu, Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
When two or three are gathered in My Name
(Hallelujah) There am I in their midst
(Hallelujah) And, whatsoever ye ask I will do
(Hallelujah) Hallelu, Hallelujah
Songwriters: Karen Lafferty
Copyright: Seek Ye First © Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publ., Cccm Music
Reflection on Luke 12:22-31 by Chris Tan
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