Daily Inspiration

“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.” —Luke 12:13-21

Days before my wreck, I built a barn to store my toys. I lived a life where I coveted my own goods, and all my treasures belonged only to this world. I did not own my possessions; my possessions owned me. Days later, this fool’s life was demanded of him, and I found I had stored up no treasures in the Kingdom.

Yet, the Lord had mercy on me. He purged away the weight of my sins, and showed me what true treasure looked like. Then He allowed me to return and warn my brothers and sisters. It isn’t that wealth is evil, since all gifts come from God. But how we perceive and use God’s gifts determines if we are a humble servant or a foolish slave.

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