We covet the rich. We claim it isn't fair. We become so jealous that we as Christians vote for those people who will give us true inequality. Be on your guard for all kinds of greed. The rich man in the parable took responsibility for the many crops produced. He gave no credit to God. God had been gracious to him with his multitude of crops. Now these days we are blessed without bounds from God and all we want is more. The man's reaction to his crop is first off one of selfishness. God is not saying that riches are bad, but rather the motives behind our actions. The ground gives us our harvest and God owns that land. We are merely stewards. We find ourselves anything but thankful and grateful for what we have. We find we cannot give away our first fruits. We are the caregivers and ought to freely give up that which isn't even rightfully ours. In Luke 12:32-34 we see where our true treasure should be. Where our hearts should rest. Has it become the fact that our goods and possessions have become our god instead of God? If the fear of giving up our possessions is greater than fulfilling our purpose in Christ, then our hearts and minds are in the wrong place and we are far from proper stewards.
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