22: And 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. 23: The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24: Consider 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? 25: And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26: If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? 27: Consider 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. 28: If 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? 29: And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. 30: For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31: But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

22: And 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. 23: The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

Jesus is telling the church what they have been focusing on in the past. Food and clothing seem to be the main interest. Jesus is telling them that Life is more than these things.

24: Consider 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?

The birds have to depend upon God for their physical food. They cannot build up a supply of food for themselves. They have no barn or storehouse. They cannot save for the future. We do have barns and banks and can save for the future physically. But we cannot supply our own spiritual food. We have to rely on God to provide spiritual nourishment for us.

25: And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26: If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

We are not able to make ourselves grow physically. Only God can help us grow physically and spiritually.

27: Consider 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.

The lilies or flowers grow but they do not work (toil) to make themselves grow. They have a beautiful garment more lovely than Solomon’s clothes, yet they did not make it. God did the work of spinning to provide them such a beautiful garment.

28: If 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?

Just like God clothes the grass, He will clothe us. The problem is that our faith is weak and we depend on ourselves instead of depending on God. God has told us that we must work physically to provide for ourselves physically. (Ex 20:9; Gen 4:19) But He is telling us plainly here, that we cannot provide for ourselves spiritually. Our spiritual growth and spiritual garment comes from God.

29: And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. 30: For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31: But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

The nations of the world seek after eating and drinking, but we are not to seek these things. We need those things and God knows we need them and He has promised to provide them for us. We are to seek after the kingdom of God. We are to seek a heavenly kingdom instead of an earthly kingdom. We are to allow God to do the work of growing us to be like Him. We are to allow God to provide us with the Garment of Righteousness that He has made for us. Then, we’ll be ready for the Kingdom of Heaven.