They didn’t have health care, homeowners insurance, social security, retirement funds, life insurance, etc. The early Christians lived in societies that were considerably less security oriented than what those of us living in the West have been used to. This call of Jesus to His followers to “ seek first the kingdom of God” is in contrast to those who are filled with anxiety over provision for daily life, and therefore, focused on material, temporal things to the neglect of spiritual, eternal things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. ![]() But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
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