Luke 12:22-40

22And He said to His disciples, “1For this reason I tell you, 2do not worry about your 3life, as to what you are to eat; nor for your body, as to what you are to wear. 23For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24Consider the 4ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor 5barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! 25And which of you by worrying can add a 67day to his 8life’s span? 26Therefore if you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the other things? 27Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither labor nor 9spin; but I tell you, not even 10Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 28Now if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? 11You of little faith! 29And do not 12seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not 13keep worrying. 30For 14all these things are what the nations of the world 15eagerly seek; and your Father knows that you need these things. 31But 16seek His kingdom, and 17these things will be 18provided to you. 321920Do not be afraid, 21little flock, because 22your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.

33“23Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts that do not wear out, 24an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor does a moth destroy. 34For 25where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35“2627Be prepared, and keep your 28lamps lit. 36You are also to be like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door for him when he comes and knocks. 37Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find 29on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that 30he will 31prepare himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and he will come up and serve them. 3832Whether he comes in the 33second watch, or even in the 34third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

39“35But 36be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be 37broken into. 4038You too, be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think He will.”