Thoughts for another day
August 2, 2010
Today's verse: Lk. 12:20. 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? (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
Today’s reflection on our Scripture isn’t so much about being prepared in worldly wealth to face the vagaries of the future but a blatant statement of the greed and the lack of trust in God as a result of untold success and gain. Often I’ve mentioned God wants us to rely on Him always, after all He created us for communing with Him. But those who aren’t rooted in His principles slowly veer away from Him and ultimately forget Him totally. These examples are many in our day. But there’re examples too of God filled people, who seek God at every juncture. These though are very few and even in Bible times, there were few; prime examples being, Abraham, David and Job, who though God had given much, still held that without God all is futile.
For many of God’s children, the world is a major distraction. Worldly values are opposed to God and His Kingdom. That’s why God’s children find it tough to abide in this world; Jesus made a statement on this when He said, ‘The children of this world in their generation are wiser than the children of light!’ Lk. 16:8. It doesn’t mean they aren’t able to survive, because God helps them even as they draw upon His Grace every moment. A prime example of this is a friend of mine in Orissa who runs a children’s home, has no job but ample Grace of God!
In the parable of the rich fool, Jesus says that merely running behind wealth and making it our all isn’t sensible, for tomorrow God may cause the icy hand of death to grab us; then what happens to the wealth we’ve created. Whose shall it be to squander? The lesson is: one’s focus on wealth isn’t going to stand in good stead in one’s goal of living eternal life. Rather we must leave all our things in God’s hands and depend on Him to sustain us in life.
August 2, 2010
Today's verse: Lk. 12:20. 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? (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
Today’s reflection on our Scripture isn’t so much about being prepared in worldly wealth to face the vagaries of the future but a blatant statement of the greed and the lack of trust in God as a result of untold success and gain. Often I’ve mentioned God wants us to rely on Him always, after all He created us for communing with Him. But those who aren’t rooted in His principles slowly veer away from Him and ultimately forget Him totally. These examples are many in our day. But there’re examples too of God filled people, who seek God at every juncture. These though are very few and even in Bible times, there were few; prime examples being, Abraham, David and Job, who though God had given much, still held that without God all is futile.
For many of God’s children, the world is a major distraction. Worldly values are opposed to God and His Kingdom. That’s why God’s children find it tough to abide in this world; Jesus made a statement on this when He said, ‘The children of this world in their generation are wiser than the children of light!’ Lk. 16:8. It doesn’t mean they aren’t able to survive, because God helps them even as they draw upon His Grace every moment. A prime example of this is a friend of mine in Orissa who runs a children’s home, has no job but ample Grace of God!
In the parable of the rich fool, Jesus says that merely running behind wealth and making it our all isn’t sensible, for tomorrow God may cause the icy hand of death to grab us; then what happens to the wealth we’ve created. Whose shall it be to squander? The lesson is: one’s focus on wealth isn’t going to stand in good stead in one’s goal of living eternal life. Rather we must leave all our things in God’s hands and depend on Him to sustain us in life.
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