Luke 12:13-21
Someone
in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance
with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?”
Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though
one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Then he
told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful
harvest.
He asked
himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’ And he
said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger
ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to
myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years,
rest, eat, drink, be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your
life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will
they belong?’ Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but
is not rich in what matters to God.”
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Reflection:
Which
would you prefer to have the treasures of this world of to possess treasures
about God? Many of us would certainly prefer to have worldly treasures rather
than possess knowledge about God. Why? Because this is what this world is
teaching us: to have and accumulate worldly treasures.
How about
the choice to possess God? Perhaps only a few would prefer to possess God. This
materially centered world would always dictate upon us to have
whatever material possession that we can possess so that we can attain success.
But
earthly success is not in the vocabulary of God, what God wants us is not to become successful in this world but for us to become His fruitful followers. We were not created by God to become materially
successful but to become spiritually bountiful and fruitful.
We were
created by God to become spiritually fruitful so that others can learn from us about God. Earthly success will count for nothing at the
end, what will count during that time is the relationship that we have built
with God and His people.
Life that
is built around chasing earthly wealth and power is empty and meaningless. On
the other hand life that is centered upon God is fruitful and meaningful.
Are you seeking for a meaningful life? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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