Luke 12:13-21 (New International Version)
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."14Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" 15Then 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."
16And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. 17He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'
18"Then he 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. 19And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '
20"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?'
21"This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."
As I was looking at this passage and even talking to the kids about it I was reminded of that all the "stuff" that I have is worthless unless I am using it to worship God. We try everyday to make ourselves better by having the "cooler" things in life, but how are we trying to make the kingdom of God better everyday.
Are we helping the poor?
Assisting the widows?
Caring for the orphans?
Helping our hurting family?
Praying for people we may or may not know?
So I challenged the kids that this week they go out and they help at least one person. Then also to bring in an offering to help us help Mya, the Haitian girl that KidQuest sponosors through Haitian Island Ministries.
Here are a couple of pictures of Mya.