The Material Girl's Parable

I think Jesus is speaking directly to shopaholics in Luke 12:16-21:

¹⁶And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop.

¹⁷He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'

¹⁸"Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

¹⁹And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '

²⁰"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?'

²¹"This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

I'm so guilty of acting like the rich man in this parable. Bigger barn? How about bigger closet or larger house?

However, in true form, Jesus hits the nail on the head by reminding us that life is fleeting and we can't take our possessions with us. Being "rich in God" is all that lasts forever. Enough said.

Until Tomorrow,

Jennifer Lynn