1. Matthew 6:25 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does Jesus mean when he says that life is more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?

Matthew 6:25 (ESV)

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Food and clothing are required to sustain life (food) and cover the body (clothing). Both of these basic necessities are required for living in the world that God has made. Since God has given life (more important than food and drink) and a body (more important than clothes), surely he will also see to it that life and body is taken care of.1