a blog for Ashfield Baptist Church
The Bible readings for Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 September are -- Deut 31:1-29; Ps 47:1-9; Pro 11:14-15; Lk 12:1-21.
Labels: money
posted by Ps John @ 12:10 AM
1 Comments
Hi and welcome. Ashfield Baptist Church is a "caring community church sharing God's love". We are very diverse in our nationalities, backgrounds and ages, but united in our desire to grow spiritually and to reach out and help others. Our vision is "to be a body of Christ-like people living out the great commandment and the great commission in the Holy Spirit's power". This blog is mainly for people connected with Ashfield Baptist Church. It has been set up as an "info & chat space" as we start the "THRU IN 2" challenge. This is our program for reading the Bible right through during 2007 & 2008. Many are using the Every Day With Jesus Bible which also has daily devotions from Selwyn Hughes. As we read through the Bible together over these two years, we can use this blog to share insights, stories, reflections, questions etc. The goal is to grow spiritually together. So leave your comments. Together we can help each other grow. Blessings. Ps John. To leave a comment about the readings for a particular day, or to view the comments of others, just click on "comments" at the bottom of the post.
Subscribe to
Posts [Atom]
1 Comments:
The man's request that Jeus help him get his share of his inheritance from his brother seemed reasonable enough, but not to Jesus (Lk 12:13,14). He seemed to discern that the man was greedy (as he did with the rich young ruler), focussed more on getting money than enhancing brotherly relationships. So Jesus takes the opportunity to teach the crowd - "Watch out and be on your guard against all greed because one's life is not in the abundance of his provisions." (12:15). I like the New Living Translation - "Real life is not measured by how much we own."
Jesus goes on to tell the powerful parable of the rich farmer. Perhaps we should call it the parable of the foolish farmer, or even the poor farmer. It's a story about greed, following on from the previous incident. But it also speaks to related issues such as materialism, selfishness, priorities and work-life balance. Ultimately, it's a warning against leaving God out of our lives.
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home