The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Luke 12:15-20, “Then He said to them, ‘Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.’
16 And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.
17 “And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19 ‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”‘
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’”

Sometimes we think that we are too busy to worry about solemn warnings. Sometimes warnings come so carefully clothed that we just glance at them and move quickly on to respond –too quickly!

Greed, however, is often overlooked for what it is. Take for example what I received only this morning on my computer. It was allegedly from a long-time friend, wanting me to do him a
simple favor. It seemed proper, although a bit strange in that what he wanted was for someone else, with apparently no name, no age, or occasion to receive what my “friend” allegedly needed to send her. In short… it was all a scam!

Satan is like that! And although I am not a “rich man,” as the man in our Scripture above, it has
always seemed foolish to me to “tear down” in order to build up. Greed is always foolish, no
matter how much it involves or for whom or what it is intended.

The man in our Scripture passage above was apparently rich in everything except good sense. Tear down in order to build up. (Even as a kid, that didn’t make sense to me!) Eventually, the LORD Himself called the man a “fool.” The man in our passage wasn’t wise as a builder of barns or as a builder of life!

Thousands of “things” are built to attract us as buyers. They’re all over the Internet! But, there is only one thing that is important –only one thing that rescues us from the designation “fool.”
And that is regarding our souls. To whom does your soul belong? Whose is it when you die?
Where will it go? Who will claim it? What will it then be worth?

Jesus said, “So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God” (Lk. 12:21). Trust Him today, dear friend; and “do not keep worrying…seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you” (Lk. 12:31).

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

P. S. Only moments prior to sending this Letter this morning, I received an email from some
missionary grandparents, asking prayer for their granddaughter, Joanna. The little girl is
in hospital in Thailand suffering from multiple seizures of an unknown origin. Your prayers
for her will be deeply appreciated.

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom