God the Father sees and knows all the essential, basic needs that are absolutely necessary for our survival. “And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you” (Luke 12:29–31). (1) As I meditated today on Luke 12:29–31, the first thing that caught my attention—when reading it in the Greek Bible—was the meaning of the conjunction “Καὶ” (kai) that begins verse 29. (a) In the Korean Bible translations Revised Version and Revised Korean Version, this word “Καὶ” (kai) is not translated. However, in the Modern Korean Bible and the Common Translation, it is translated as “So,” and in the New Translation, it is translated as “Therefore.” (i) The reason I beca...
