Luke 12:17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
This section of scripture has always stressed me out a bit as I feel like saving for retirement is really important, but the most important piece, I think, is verse 21: “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
Luke 12:18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.
The point of these verses isn’t “Don’t save for retirement,” it’s “Don’t become so busy saving for the future that you neglect what’s important today–Your relationship with Jesus.” That, unfortunately, I’ve been guilty of–being so future-focused in my planning, saving, and doing, that I neglect that crucial relationship today. Jesus, Help me.
Luke 12:19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’
Lord, Help me never to forget that my relationship with You is THE most important thing in my life. Everything else is secondary. Help me to nurture that relationship daily. Help me to keep everything else in life in perspective. Amen.
Luke 12:20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
Have a blessed day.