BEWARE OF GREED

BEWARE OF GREED

Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”  And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’  “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’  “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?’  “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” —Luke 12:15-21

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. —Luke 12:33-34

            Let us remember who really is the owner of whatever we “own.”  He has given to us that we would be managers of what He has given.  We are not to be greedy.  We are not to hoard for ourselves. When He blesses us we are not to store everything away for ourselves.  We are not to be looking to live a life of ease.  Instead, we are to be rich toward God.  We are to manage His property, His material wealth He has given us, according to His desires.  So, let us be rich toward God and invest in eternal treasure.  Everything on this planet will wear out and eventually we will leave it behind.  Then who will get what we have?

Dear Father, please help us to be wise stewards.  You know our hearts.  May they line up with Your desires.  Yes, may this be so by the power of Your Holy Spirit and in the authority of Your Son Jesus.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=morHP2cJoZs&list=RDmorHP2cJoZs&start_radio=1