The beloved physician Luke wrote how Jesus, “spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry”, and in chapter twelve and verse twenty of his book Luke shared how Jesus tells how God declares, “you fool, this night your soul shall be required of you” where we read:
But God said unto him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you:
then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?
The verse reads, “But God said unto him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you:” Luke began with the words, “But God” or “however, nonetheless, notwithstanding and moreover the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “said unto him” which means “uttered, declared and proclaimed to the man with the great harvest”, “you fool” or “you senseless, stupid, without reflection and acting rashly one”, “this night” which means “this particular time of darkness” “your soul” or “the man's seat of the feelings, desires, affections and aversions” “shall be required of you” which means “will be asked and demanded back and exacted of the man”. Luke shared how God called the man a “senseless, stupid and acting rashly” one whose “soul” or “life” was to end on earth that very “night”.
The verse continues, “then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?” Luke added the words, “then whose shall those things be” or “at that time what persons will have, hold, own and possess the possessions”, “which you have provided” which means “that were made ready, prepared and produced”. Luke shared how God asked the man who would “inherit” and “own” all the “harvest and goods” produced by him.
When we meditate upon Luke's words in this verse, we learn how “God” was in control of this man's life, and although he thought he would live for a long time, in reality he was to die that evening. What he thought was “constant” was actually “temporary”, and everything he own was to be left to others on the earth. No one takes anything with them when they leave this world, and as Job in the Old Testament wrote, “Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” (See Job 1:21). The man believed he could build bigger “barns” to store his excess crops, but he would leave them all behind. God loves every person, and He sent His Son Jesus into the world so they would receive the eternal treasures of forgiveness of their sins and everlasting life with Him. Those who are wise will never trade temporary riches for God's eternal wealth.
Next time Luke shares how Jesus says, “so is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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