Luke 12: 16-34
Jesus had just finished teaching about obedience to God and doing things that matter spiritually. He began another parable about the rich fool. He starts off by saying “the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.” This is our first clue that God had blessed the man with abundance.
The rest of the story tells of a man who had so much he had to build up store houses. Maybe he wasn’t satisfied and in his desire for more, he put all of his energy into produce much more than he would ever need. As his desire led him to produce more, we quickly see where his heart was, on his earthly treasures.
Soon, his life was over and he died. His soul passed on, but all he worked for stayed behind. Perhaps the man went to heaven, if so; the story illustrates the case of someone with earthly goals and no treasures in heaven, what a wasted life Whether or not he went to heaven, one thing is certain, he put all of his strength into building a kingdom on earth.
Having money and receiving financial blessings is not sinful. The love of money, sex, sports, alcohol and other material things is sinful if it replaces God. God wants us to produce things that will build up His Kingdom and assure us treasure in heaven.
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