Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? (Luke 12:22–26, NKJV)

Much of Jesus’ teaching toward the end of His earthly ministry stressed the same themes He taught earlier in His ministry. We saw this with the question of prayer in Luke 11. We see this again with the issue of worry in Luke 12:22–26. In these verses, Jesus reminds us that His followers do not make worldly provisions and riches our highest priority—our minds and hearts are focused on the plans and purposes of God.