Luke
12:13-21
"And
one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide
the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a
divider over you? And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness:
for a man's life consisteth not in abundance of the things which he possesseth.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man
brought forth plentifully: and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I
do, because i have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will i
do: i will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will i bestow all
my fruits and my goods. And i will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods
laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said
unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose
shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up
treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
**Why do you save money?
to buy more expensive cars or toys? for security? Jesus challenges us to think
beyond earthbound goals to use what we have been given for God's kingdom.
Faith, service, and obedience are the way to get rich with God. **
Matthew
6:33-34
"But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness' and all these things
shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the
morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof."
**To seek first the
kingdom of God and his righteousness means to turn to him first for help, to
fill your thoughts with his desires, to take his character for your pattern,
and to serve and obey him in everything. **
Psalms
37:4
"Delight
thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine
heart."
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