Luke 12:28-34

The Voice

²⁸ Look at the grass growing over there. One day it’s thriving in the fields. The next day it’s being used as fuel. If God takes such good care of such transient things, how much more you can depend on God to care for you, weak in faith as you are. ²⁹ Don’t reduce your life to the pursuit of food and drink; don’t let your mind be filled with anxiety. ³⁰ People of the world who don’t know God pursue these things, but you have a Father caring for you, a Father who knows all your needs.

³¹ Since you don’t need to worry—about security and safety, about food and clothing—then pursue God’s kingdom first and foremost, and these other things will come to you as well.

³² My little flock, don’t be afraid. God is your Father, and your Father’s great joy is to give you His kingdom.

³³ That means you can sell your possessions and give generously to the poor. You can have a different kind of savings plan: one that never depreciates, one that never defaults, one that can’t be plundered by crooks or destroyed by natural calamities. ³⁴ Your treasure will be stored in the heavens, and since your treasure is there, your heart will be lodged there as well.