RPG Adults
THE RICH FOOL – ABUNDANT LIFE?
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
Luke 12:13-21
Memory verse: Luke 12:14
“…Man, who made me a judge
or a divider over you?”
THE RICH FOOL – ABUNDANT LIFE?
Is a rich life measured by the abundance of what one possesses? Materialism has been the bane of society since the fall of man in the days of Adam. The plague of materialism that grips every sinner’s heart continues to infect the new and younger generation. With the world shrinking by the minute because of the internet and AI, materialism has reinvented itself into a very desirable plague that knows no bounds. From the youngest to the oldest, life is measured by the abundance of what one possesses in terms of the invisible dollar through stocks, shares, and cryptocurrencies. Teenagers dream of becoming multi-millionaires, sparing no effort to pursue the deceitfulness of riches until it is too late, when youth has evaporated and is replaced by grey hairs and years of regret. Foolish men will not learn from past generations’ mistakes but doggedly repeat them at more incredible speed and with great destruction like moths flying headlong toward open flames!
A man came to Jesus and asked Him to speak to his brother to divide the inheritance. He did not get much or anything from the inheritance that was given to his brother. He came to Jesus for intervention so that his brother might relent and give him some if Jesus were to ask.
Jesus’ reply was an emphatic NO! Christ’s mission from the heavenly Father was to be the Saviour of sinners from sin, not to arbitrate over inconsequential matters of the flesh. The warning from Christ is very apt for all and not only for this man. The life of man does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. The sin of covetousness is the plague that has caused many to fall into this deception. Many have paid for this foolish vanity with their lives. Like the rich fool who wanted to tear down his old barns and build bigger ones to store his bumper harvest, not realising that he would die that very night.
Naked we came into this world, and naked we will leave this world. Think and care for your soul more than for your body, which will soon perish.
THOUGHT: The pastoral ministry is not an occupation but a vocation.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help me to keep my mind and eyes on all things eternal for Christ’s sake. Amen.