“Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be
required of thee; then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?” Lk 12:20
The
interesting fact, and yet sad at the same time, is that acquiring enough is
rarely acknowledged. How often do you
hear someone say I’ve saved enough, I’ve acquired enough, or I’ve accomplished
enough? Seldom a man who becomes fully
content with what he has. At the same
time I’ve never heard anyone facing life’s end who wished they had worked a
little more; more so wishing they had appreciated more of what they had been
giving. What is needed for a man to stop
looking to build bigger barns and how to fill them? Planning a life before death is wise, but
neglecting life after death is foolish according to Jesus. Accumulated wealth for the purpose of self
enrichment that neglects the eternal is like entering retirement empty handed. If man would spend as much time planning and
investing in their eternal retirement as they do for a 20-30 year temporal retirement
they would find true wealth. Faith,
Service and Obedience are the investment tools for the wise; storing up
treasures in heaven where nothing can deplete them (Mt 6:20)
Don’t
get caught in the cultural trend of amusing yourself to death!
HSAY…Todd
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