And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ “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.”’ “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?’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
Yesterday we talked about how having a lot of stuff can make us greedy. Today we are going to focus on how that stuff can get in the way of our relationship with God.
Have you ever meant to read your Bible, but got distracted with the newest youtube videos, or your tv show that, or sleep? What about making time to serve others or attend church, but you had a game and your team was counting on you to be there?
All that stuff we have, from our tvs and ipods to homework and sports, gets in the way. It happens to me too. I have a Bible app on my phone and there are many times that I sit down with the meaning to read it, but end up on Facebook or playing a game, or texting someone. This parable reminds us though, that our things aren't going on to eternity with us. We can value them all we want but one day they will be gone.
Is your stuff more important than God? Do you need to spend more time with God and less time with your stuff?
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