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Sunday, October 28th (Day Fourteen)

Read:
Luke 12:13-21

"...one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Reflect:
The New York Times reported that recently deceased hotelier Leona Helmsley left $12 million to her favorite dog and absolutely nothing to two of her grandchildren. I don't know the circumstances surrounding this oddity, but I'm pretty sure of two things: First, the dog is oblivious to his or her good fortune, and secondly, the grandchildren are acutely aware of their being snubbed.

Money, or the love of money, causes people to do foolish things. That is Jesus' point in the parable of the rich fool. He relied on his riches to provide rest for his soul and lost his soul in the process. The fact of the matter is that we are going to depart this earth and come face to face with the Lord. And according to this passage, he will ask you about your investments - probably not the diversity of your retirement plan but in what ways you were "rich toward God."

Investments in God's Kingdom always grow. Investments in ourselves never wholly satisfy us. That is the principle at stake here, and the battleground for our hearts.

Apply:

1. Are you covetous of those who have or appear to have greater financial resources than you? If so, why, and what dangers lurk in this covetousness?
2. In what ways can you be "rich toward God." If you stood before God today, and he asked you how you had been rich toward him, how would you answer?

Pray:

1. That you would invest in the Kingdom of God and not only in yourself.
2. That the Lord would be pleased to grow the investment Christ the King makes in his Kingdom in unimaginable ways.