"The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment."
Luke 12:23
Usually this verse is quoted with the verses around it, and obviously context is valuable, but in this case I was thinking that maybe context also distracts from the message of this verse. The verse before is talking about food and clothing, but maybe there is more here, asking us to look beyond just survival... food, clothing, shelter... and see that there is a lot more there for us, and (back in context) if we trust God enough to provide those things for us, then we will feel more confident in seeking something more than necessity. And, on the other hand, if we help others as God asks, then we can try to relieve those survival-level worries for them as well, so they too, can seek the things of a better world rather than just trying to eke out an existence in this one. :)
It's hard sometimes to get out of our narrower focus and try to see God's ideas and the possibilities that he offers us, but as we do, a greater world opens up to us, and we can see farther. Today, let's work on helping ourselves and others out of survival mode and work on seeing what more God has to show us.
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