Luke 12:31-34 (ESV Strong's)
Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.
“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Subject: Worry
In order to understand the "these things" in the above passage, we have to read the preceding verses. Jesus has been talking about those who are "anxious" in life about where their next meal is coming from and will they have clothes. Since we live in the society we live in today, we can hardly relate to these "worries." We have plenty to eat and our worries consist if we can get through the Starbucks drive up in time and not be late for work. We have plenty of clothes. Our biggest worry is if someone sees us where the same combination of top and bottom of our outfit for the day. Although we can't relate to the context of the day in specifics, we can understand the concept of being "anxious" over temporal things. Jesus has a solution to stop us from such anxiety. Jesus tells us to seek first His Kingdom. His principle is the last verse: "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." When we have our heart set on the Kingdom and on what our relationship with the Heavenly Father can be, we will care less about the cares of this world, no matter what generation we live in. We worry because our heart is connected with something and the anxiety increases the more we want something for that something. When our heart is set upon trusting Christ and His plan for us, we have nothing on this side of heaven to weigh us down.
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