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 worldly
success in whatever manner possible.
But earthly success is not in the vocabulary of God, what God wants from
us is for us to become His followers. God did not create us for this world He
created us for us to be with Him in heaven someday.
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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