Devotion
for Saturday August 3, 2019
Topic:
Are You Hoarding God’s Blessings?
Text:
Luke 12:13 – 14
While
teaching on greed, Jesus gave a parable about this man mentioned in our text.
The Greek word for greed literally means the thirst for having more. Working to
provide for you family’s need is not covetousness. However, while we work for
our needs, we must be rich towards God by seeking first the Kingdom of God and
His righteousness. Little did the poor fool (though materially rich) in our
text, so wise in matters of earthly business, suspect that the awful doom was
close to him. He forgot what Solomon said, “Do not boast about tomorrow”
(Proverbs 27:1).
Jesus
used this parable to teach the dangers in greed and covetousness. This farmer
saw his wealth as an opportunity to please himself. He had no thought of others
or of God. There’s certainly nothing wrong in following good business
principles, or even with saving for the future (1 Timothy 5:8). But this man in
our text had a false perception or view of life and death. He thought that life
comes from accumulating things and death was far away.
On
March 11, 1856, Henry David Thoreau wrote in his journal, “That man is the richest whose
pleasures are cheapest.” He also said, “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can
afford to let alone.” Being wealthy is not sin rather making wealth your
god (Colossians 3:5). The man lived without God and died without God and his
wealth was but incident in his life.
What
about you? How do treat God’s blessings upon your life; are you hoarding it for
you and your posterity or you are using it to please yourself or to please God?
Beware!
Food for
Thought:
Wealth and pride are enemies of salvation
Memory verse: Luke 12:19
Prayer: O God, make me rich towards
you by seeking first your kingdom and His righteous in Jesus name.
