14/03/2026
Focus on your eternal reward ๐๐
What if everything youโve spent your life buildingโyour money, your possessions, your plansโcould disappear in a single night?
Jesus once told a story about a man whose barns were fullโฆ but whose soul was empty.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ ๐๐:๐๐โ๐๐ unfolds when Jesus is teaching the crowds about discipleship, fear of God, and the true priorities of life.
Suddenly, a man interrupts Him:
โ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ, ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐.โ (v.13)
In the ancient Jewish world, disputes over inheritance were common. The firstborn son traditionally received a double portion, and rabbis were often asked to settle such matters. The man likely expected Jesus to intervene and enforce fairness.
But Jesus refuses.
โ๐๐๐ง, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?โ (v.14)
This response reveals something deeper about Christโs mission. Jesus did not come merely to settle disputes about property. He came to confront the deeper problem within the human heart.
Instead of taking sides, Jesus exposes the danger behind the manโs request:
โ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ! ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐; ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (v.15)
Here Jesus identifies the real issue: ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
Greed is not simply the desire to be wealthy. It is the quiet belief that lifeโs security, meaning, and satisfaction can be found in what we possess.
To illustrate this, Jesus tells the parable:
โ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ.โ (v.16)
The story begins with prosperity.
The man is already wealthy, and now his land yields an extraordinary harvest.
But instead of gratitude, the man turns inward.
โ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐, โ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐จ, ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ?โ (v.17)
Notice the silence toward God.
No prayer.
No thanksgiving.
No acknowledgment that the harvest is a gift.
Everything revolves around self.
The man continues:
โ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ: ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ.โ (v.18)
From a human perspective, this seems practical and wise. Many would admire such foresight.
But the repeated word โmyโ reveals the deeper issue:
My crops.
My barns.
My grain.
My goods.
God is absent from his plans.
Others are absent from his concerns.
Then he speaks to his own soul:
โ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ; ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐; ๐๐๐ญ, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ.โ (v.19)
The rich man believes his wealth guarantees his future.
Because his barns are full, he believes his life is secure.
But then God interrupts.
โ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ฅ! ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐?โ (v.20)
In Scripture, the word โfoolโ does not describe someone lacking intelligence. It describes a person who lives as though God does not matter.
The man was not called a fool simply because he was wealthy.
He was called a fool because he believed ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.
He planned for comfort on earth but never prepared his soul for eternity.
His barns were full.
But his heart was empty toward God.
God asks a piercing question:
โ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐?โ
Everything we think will secure our lives, our money, our plans, our comfort, our reputation can vanish in a moment.
Our security, pride, and carefully built future mean nothing apart from Christ.
And so Jesus concludes the parable:
โ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ก ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐.โ (v.21)
The parable reveals two kinds of wealth:
Treasure stored on earth.
And treasure stored toward God.
Earthly riches can fill barns.
But they cannot fill the soul.
The rich fool believed life consisted in what he possessed.
Yet Jesus teaches that true life is found not in what we accumulate, but in who we belong to.
And this is where the parable ultimately points us to Christ.
Earthly wealth may provide comfort for a moment, but ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ.
And so the parable invites us to examine our own life.
What are we building our security uponโpossessions or God?
Are we storing treasure only for this world or for eternity?
Money can fill barns.
Success can fill schedules.
Possessions can fill houses.
But only Christ can fill the heart.
One day, every person will face the same reality the rich fool faced.
When that moment comes, none of our possessions will follow us into the grave.
All the barns we have built, all the wealth we have gathered, all the plans we have trustedโnone of them can save our souls.
The barns will remain.
But our soul will stand before God.
And in that moment, the only treasure that will matter is ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ.
Because your greatest treasure isnโt the riches of this world.
๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.
