And
He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very
productive. And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What
shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ Then he said,
‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and
there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up
for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very
night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have
prepared?’
Many
people value money as though it were a loving, living being, but it is
not. It can neither speak nor hear, and
it cares not about right or wrong. It
comes not to your defense and is as happy with another man as with you. Yet we place more value on our “stuff” than
on God.
To this
God replies that you are a fool and this very night your soul will be required
of you. How is it that men can eat their
full, yet still crave food? It is
because we have made idols of things and things are lost the moment we leave
this life. This is why Jesus said, “Father
forgive them, they know not what they do.”
And then He died on the Cross to pay the penalty for our sins so that
whoever receives Him as Savior will have eternal life.
Daily
Prayer: Lord Jesus, I thank you that I
have enough, but no more than my daily bread.
You know how frail a man’s heart is so it is much better to honor God in
thanksgiving for daily bread, because He will guard the soul from torment and
from the enemy who is the Evil One. I praise You for Your wisdom in life
matters. Amen and Amen.
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