Power Principle for Giving No.6 (Part 2)

The Parable of the rich fool: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." 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?' This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God”. (Luke 12:16-21)

In this Parable, the rich man had abundance. He had reaped such an abundant harvest; he had no place to store his crops. Instead of recognizing God as the source of all his blessings, he foolishly considered them as his own.

There are many Christians today who have the same attitude concerning the finances and material wealth God has given them. We must look at our finances and possessions differently. We must recognize that all our worldly possessions belong to God and that we are only stewards of the wealth.