"Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!” (Luke 12: 19).
These are the words of the foolish rich man whose land produced abundant harvest. He did not know the source of his blessings. "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." (James 1: 17). No wonder thanksgiving was far from his mind. We live at a time when many people pursue recklessly the mammon of this world through relentless and punishing overwork, lottery and gambling. What is the end game? To make much money rapidly and then retire in a fairytale island and live like King Louis XIV forever.
O foolish man, who believes he can outsmart the strict unbending law of Divine Providence, listen to the word of God:
"You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?"
(Luke 12: 20).
What do you make of these divine injunctions?
#1. Gather the manna you need for one day. The next day, I the Lord Your God will supply fresh manna for the new day. (Cf Exodus 16: 21 - 35).
#2. "Give us today the food we need." (Matthew 6: 11).
#3. "Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil." (Matthew 6 : 34).
Do not allow wealth to be a snare for you. Rather put your wealth in trusting God's promises. Not even a single one of them has failed.
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