“…Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?” Luke 12:20
It is certainly true that God’s rain falls on the just and the unjust. In the story of Luke 12, a man’s crops brought forth abundantly; so much so that he would not have room to store them at harvest time. He ignored the goodness of God and gave himself all the credit while he began to make big plans. In so doing, this man made three costly mistakes.
First, he placed himself ahead of God. Instead of acknowledging that God was the source of the bumper crops and that all he had actually came from God, the man selfishly took the credit and began to make plans to make himself bigger. In the verses of Luke 12:15-21, the personal pronouns “I” and “my” are found throughout. Friend, you ought to make sure that God is first in all you do and that He gets the credit for the good in your life. “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.” Psalm 53:1
Second, he took thought for his body instead of his soul. The man chose to work to be comfortable in this life. He worked on the physical and not the spiritual. The wise person will seek to take care of spiritual things and work for eternity, letting God take care of the physical for him.
Third, he mistook time for eternity. He said to himself that he was set for many years and could just eat, drink, and be merry. The truth is that time for you and me could end in the next five minutes. This man lost his soul because he did not prepare for eternity. Tomorrow is not guaranteed, but eternity is sure. Do not gamble your eternity on the altar of time spent in physical (and material) gratification.
–Pastor Sam Owen
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33
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