-----'THE WISDOM OF FINDING SECURITY IN GOD'

--- "AND HE SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES. "FOR THIS REASON I SAY TO YOU DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE.... "
[LUKE 12:22] bible

-----JESUS TELLS A STORY OF A RICH MAN WHO KEPT ENLARGIING HIS BARNS FOR HIS CROPS AND OTHER POSSESSIONS. WITH HIS FUTURE COMFORT ASSURED LIFE IS ONE BIG PARTY.BUT HE HADN'T PLANNED ON LIFE ENDING. JESUS CALLS HIM FOOLISH, ASKING .NOW WHO WILL OWN WHAT YOU HAVE PREPARAED? [LUKE 12:20]

AND THEN CLOSES THE STORY WITH "SO IS THE MAN WHO STORES UP TREASURE FOR HIMSLEF AND IS NOT RICH TOWARD GOD" [LUKE 12:21]
THOUSANDS ARE GATHERED, LISTENING TO HIS TEACHING. MANY ARE BARELY GETTING BY. THEY HAVE WALKED MILES IN DUSTY, WORN-OUT SANDALS. THEY YEARN FOR THE SECURITY OF THE RICH MAN FELT WITH HIS OVERFLOWING BARNS.

JESUS TELLS THEM WHAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD ---MORE TO GET MORE OF EARTH'S TEMPORARY COMFORTS is an empty pursuit Instead, he says, seeking God;s kingdom first, and He will meet their life's basic needs.
While we don't have barns my husband and i rent two storage units for which monthly fees add up to a sizable annual amount. This could multiply the kingdom of God. It could help support the kingdom of God. Reduce someones medical bill; I admit to feeling uncomfortable with this. amount. There are many other ways this amount could be used.

We share a home with multiple families and we have limited space. But I know I could consolidate our storage. The list is long. We must ask the Lord where He would have us invest our finances. Fortunately I can look to Jesus. Who demonstrated how God's kingdom invests in others. We keep this a matter of prayer. Jesus traveled light and understood that lasting things aren't things at all.~~

"Lord, show us how to invest Your money for Your glory. Help me look to the riches of seeking and sharing You in Your kingdom, In Jesus' Name."

--ODB/CK

Last edited by Abigail; 01/08/22 12:44 AM.
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]