LUKE 12:18-19

“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.”

TO PONDER

‘Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry’ that’s the dream, to be blessed so much that I can take it easy, relaxing in the fruit of all my hard labour is my reward after all, right?

Today’s reading is from a parable Jesus told about a rich man that has been titled ‘The Parable of the Rich Fool’ in the NIV translation where Jesus is addressing a question shouted from the crowd on rights and possessions/money. Jesus tells the story of a rich man who was the receiver of a rich harvest in which he planned to relax in the wealth from his good fortune. After all it was a result of his hard work and he had every right to benefit from it, right?

I really like the way the Message translates the way Jesus closed out the parable after the unanticipated death of the rich man; “That’s what happens when you fill your barn with Self and not with God.”

The Bible is clear from Genesis to Revelation that God blesses His people so they can be a blessing to others, not so they can relax in the fruit of ‘THEIR’ labour. In the same chapter Jesus challenges us with this statement; “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Where do we put our trust?

PRAYER

Loving God, I thank you for all of your ongoing blessings towards me I ask you to continue to challenge me daily to remember I have been blessed to be a blessing to others. Amen.

Today's devotion provided by Danny Brock, LifeWay Westside Church Planter