And he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and I will store all my fruits and my goods there. (Luke 12:18)
The other night, I viewed the tail end of the History Channel's narration about Athens and other Greek city states. The show ended with the narrator discussing the Parthenon, the Athenian temple to Athena. The temple was built by Perikles, the ruler of Athens.
The narrator stated how many years it took to build this expensive building, that there was opposition to it and about its political significance. One interesting thing that he said was that as the temple was completed, the power of Athens was starting to wane. The glory days were coming to an end.
And so ends all human endeavors. We strain, struggle, plot and conceive and then the Lord comes in the night and says:
But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul shall be required of you, then whose shall be those things which you have prepared? (Luke 12:20)
Some people get very upset at reading such words, others just nod their heads and continue to build bigger barns.
So the question is what are you?
So is he who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God. Is this you?
Jesus continues to tell His disciples that the material goods of this world are not what we are about; And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature?
Instead, He tells them, But rather seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
So, seek, not plot. Have the heavenly things added to you, not the baubles of the world, do not strain against the tide, but go with God.
The Parthenon still stands, a ruin of its former glory. It actually was still being used as a worship place when Paul looked upon it. It has been a Christian church and a Moslem mosque.
Now it is a place people visit.
The thing is, its original purpose, to showcase the power of the political men is long gone.
Until next time on my front porch.
Information from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon
The narrator stated how many years it took to build this expensive building, that there was opposition to it and about its political significance. One interesting thing that he said was that as the temple was completed, the power of Athens was starting to wane. The glory days were coming to an end.
And so ends all human endeavors. We strain, struggle, plot and conceive and then the Lord comes in the night and says:
But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul shall be required of you, then whose shall be those things which you have prepared? (Luke 12:20)
Some people get very upset at reading such words, others just nod their heads and continue to build bigger barns.
So the question is what are you?
So is he who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God. Is this you?
Jesus continues to tell His disciples that the material goods of this world are not what we are about; And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature?
Instead, He tells them, But rather seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
So, seek, not plot. Have the heavenly things added to you, not the baubles of the world, do not strain against the tide, but go with God.
The Parthenon still stands, a ruin of its former glory. It actually was still being used as a worship place when Paul looked upon it. It has been a Christian church and a Moslem mosque.
Now it is a place people visit.
The thing is, its original purpose, to showcase the power of the political men is long gone.
Until next time on my front porch.
Information from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon