Where are our treasures? What do we value and what are we putting our efforts in to achieve? Our western culture values money and material possessions, we are told to work hard to develop family security and reserves so that we can enjoy the pleasures of life. Yet, Christ called the rich farmer a fool for planning bigger barns for all his crops so that he could lead a happy retirement. God wants to bless us, but not for our selfish desires, but so that we can be generous with what we have, and when we are generous, to allow Him to multiply what we have given to bring blessings to others. The farmer was placing his trust in world wealth, when the reality was he should have been more concerned about matters of God’s kingdom. Rather than focus on achieving success and wealth in the eyes of the world, we too, need to focus our lives on storing up treasure in heaven by being generous and trustworthy with what God has given us.
