The Parable of the Rich Fool by Rembrandt, 1627.
Hey person, I prayed and I’m still waiting for the fish.
God is being slow in answering my prayer. I figured fish would be falling from the sky by now.
What? You’re going to tell me one of Jesus’ parables about collecting too much stuff?
Fish isn’t stuff. I wouldn’t collect it, I’d eat it.
Okay, I’ll listen to the story.
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A crowd had gathered around Jesus and someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then He said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
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You tell him, Jesus!
Not me. I’m not trying to collect all kinds of possessions. I would eat the fish as soon as I got it.
I am listening.
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And Jesus told them this parable: “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.’
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I could help him eat his crops.
Yes, I’m listening.
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Then the man 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.”’
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I think I’m going to go be that man’s dog.
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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?’
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Oops! Hey person, I didn’t mean what I said. I’m the most faithfullest dog there is. I would never leave you.
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Then Jesus said, “This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.”
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That doesn’t count toys and dog treats, does it?
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