Luke 12:13-21 (NIV)__________________________________________________________
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" 15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
16 And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. 17 He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'
18 "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '
20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'
21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."
Lord thank You for Your message. As the Bible says, what good is a man if he gains the world, but loses his soul? Remind me daily Lord, to lead my life with your purpose, not mine.
Guide me so that I do not stock up riches for myself, and stingy towards You. I know that everything under the sun is a blessing from You Lord, and that whatever I give to You is just a small part of what You have given me. I can never out give you Lord.
Lead me in this life journey Father. Help me to focus on You.
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