These are the very words of Jesus, God incarnate. He calls a person a fool who puts things above God. There’s a purpose in creating savings, to help us in later years. But when we put our faith, security, and satisfaction in our wealth, we neglect our relationship with God. It’s a deception. “Wealth gives us the false notion that we can say ‘NO’ to God”. That’s foolish. Money won’t save anyone, it can’t. Imagine all those who pursue wealth. How many people they’ve trampled over in their pursuits? How many things they missed out on? How much they neglected their families? All for what? A bigger bank account? When they die, where is that wealth going? Not with them. It won’t make their destination any better. True prosperity is pursuing God. It’s knowing what really matters in life. It’s spending your time and efforts on investing in what will out last this life, what you will take with you after your time on this earth is up. Eternal things are worth our investment.
21 “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”
Luke 12:21
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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