<p>12:23 <i>For the life is more than the food, and the body more than the clothing</i>- I noted on :15 that the Lord is teaching us to make a radical divorce between our life and our possessions. The presence of the articles focuses attention upon&nbsp;<i>the</i>&nbsp;life and&nbsp;<i>the&nbsp;</i>body- and surely the Lord has in view the life to come, which will involve having a glorious&nbsp;<i>body</i>&nbsp;(Phil. 3:21), not existence in any disembodied sense. The contrast is therefore between this present life, and&nbsp;<i>the</i>&nbsp;life to come; this present body, and&nbsp;<i>the</i> body which is to be given us. It's a question of identification; whether we focus upon this present life and body, or perceive that this life is but a miniscule percentage of our eternal existence, when we will not be living this life with this body. The life and the body to come are &quot;more&quot; than the present life and body; and the Greek for &quot;more&quot; is elsewhere translated 'the greater part', the idea being 'the major portion'. The vastly greater part of our existence will be with&nbsp;<i>the</i>&nbsp;life and&nbsp;<i>the&nbsp;</i>body which is yet to come. If we are secure in Christ and confident of our eternal destiny by His grace, then issues pertaining to this life and this body become insignificant.</p><p>When the Lord taught that &ldquo;the life is more than the food&rdquo; which we worry about today (Lk. 12:23 RV), and &ldquo;the body which we shall receive is more than the raiment&rdquo;, He surely means that our hope of eternal life, <i>the</i> life, the only real and ultimate life worth having, should eclipse our worries about today&rsquo;s problems of survival. Not worrying about food, drink and clothing, which God will provide, is likely an allusion to His provision for Israel during their wilderness journey to the promised land. And in this context the Lord encourage us: &ldquo;Seek ye the Kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you&hellip; fear not, little flock; for it is your Father&rsquo;s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom&rdquo; (Lk. 12:31,32). If it is God&rsquo;s pleasure to give us the Kingdom, then surely He will give us all basic necessities until that time comes. Our certainty of being there thus greatly relieves us from earthly cares, compared to the person who has no such hope.</p>