As I have talked about this verse in Luke falls under the heading covetousness denounced. This means we do not covet what we have. We are to guard our hearts against greed. Verse 15 says, And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. This is important to say here because if you look at Matthew the verses under the heading Cure for Anxiety does not mention this in what shall be added to unto us.
Just like Matthew, we are not to be anxious about what we are to eat, to drink, and what we are to wear. verse 22 and 23 says, And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment. I mention this here to say that is starting to sound like Matthew and what was added according to what Matthew says. So, let's now look at what shall be added unto us according to Luke 12:31.
The first thing that will be added unto us is what we are to eat. let's look at verse 24, Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds! We just like Verses in Matthew are more valuable than the birds of the earth. So,, God will give us food to eat, and we need to not worry about that.
The second thing that will be added unto us is what we are to wear. Let's look at verses 27 and 28, Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.at But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more shall he clothe you, O ye of little faith? So, we are to worry about what to wear because if God can clothe the grass and the lilies so how much more can he clothe us.
The third thing is what we are to drink. Let's look at verse 29, And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. There is no example given for drink here. So, we can say that it is still as important as the others because it is mentioned with them.
These are the three things that shall be added unto us according to Luke, so we are not to worry about these things. Have a blessed day!!!!
All Verses taken from the ASV
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