12:22–31 The applications of the Parable of the Rich Fool are now driven home. Jesus wants the lives of his disciples to be guided by interests other than worldly, material ones. The disciple is not to worry about food and clothes, which is not only a distraction, but betrays a lack of faith in God (see v. 28). There is more to life than food and clothing. God will supply food for his children just as surely as he provides for the ravens of the sky; and he will furnish clothing as surely as he arrays the lilies of the fields. If God cares for such relatively insignificant things as birds and flowers, will he not feed and clothe his own beloved children? To worry about such things is fruitless according to v. 25. What did the Rich Fool gain by his extra labors designed to prolong his life o…