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Whose? Well, mine, of course!

A whiny man (at least, “whiny” in this writer’s estimation) stepped out of the crowd and ordered Jesus, “Tell my brother to divide the inheritance WITH ME” (Luke 12:13, emp. added). “I want mine! Gimme mine!” Jesus took this occasion to tell the parable of a rich fool. Notice the personal pronouns used by a rich  fool. “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry”‘” (12:16-19, emp. added).

Don’t miss what happened! “But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then WHOSE will those things be which you have provided?'” (12:20, emp. added). Indeed, whose will they be? Only a fool would say at that point, “Well, mine, of course!”

Quick question: Are you laying up treasure for you, or are you rich toward God (v. 21)?