Don’t Take Ease

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God (Luke 12:16-21).

Thought For Today

Do you think that every day will be just like the day before?  In many cases, we take so many things for granted.  We think our health will always be good.  We think that our finances will always be good.  We think that our spouse will always love us.  We think that our job will be there until retirement.  We think that our children will always live for the Lord and do right.  We think that all born again believers will do right.  And we often think those who are suppose to be professionals will be professional and do what they know is right.  All these things can changein a minute. Jesus told the parable of a rich man whose land brought forth plentifully.  And the man thought within himself saying, "What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?  And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."   No one would judge the man for doing what he intended to do.   If we have more then we have room for, we have to expand and build bigger or waste what God has provided to us.  The issue isn't the barn building, the issue is he wasn't expecting to die any time soon and had made no previsions for heaven.  And so Jesus is really speaking to us.  He's warning us and cautioning us to be ready for His coming.  Because no man knows the minute nor the hour when Jesus will come.  Are you ready? Have you considered eternity lately?  You need to plan as though He isn't coming for a thousand years, but you need to act as though He's coming this very moment.