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Luke
12:21 "So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich
toward God."
A Brother introduced our first service and read and exhorted us from Luke 12:13-34.
Verse
15 reads, "And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness:
for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he
possesseth."
When
a child of God is deceived into thinking that his life consists of the
possession of an abundance of the things in this brief life, he ends up laying
up treasures for himself; he makes himself a pauper toward God.
"He
also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the
care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he
becometh unfruitful." Matt 13:22.
"So
is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God" -
this is dealing with God's children. He
expects His children to be rich towards Him; this is a reasonable and just
expectation since in Jesus Christ He has blessed with all the spiritual
blessings in the heavenly places.
It
warns His children against the prevalent danger - the deceitfulness of earthly
riches, and the foolishness of labouring for and the propensity of even God's
children trusting in earthly riches, making them poor towards God - unfruitful,
barren.
"The
life is more than meat, and the body more than raiment."
How
to be rich toward God?
"But
rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto
you." Luke 12:31.
As
we seek to be rich toward God, He shall make us rich with our needs; as we seek
the kingdom of God, He shall add to us all these things that we have need of.,
NO
MAN IS POOR WHO SEEKS TO BE RICH TOWARD GOD; God has given His words, "all
these things shall be added unto you."
That
should settle the matter.
