The rich farmer in Luke 12:16-21, who, after having a bonus harvest, tore down his old barns to build new ones, thinking to himself, "You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry" (v. 19), was trusting in the bottom line instead of the higher plane.
Thinking only of how he could increase his own margin of comfort, dismissing any good he could do with his excess and having no thought of others that had little or nothing, he was left having everything he wanted in life except another day - he died that very night, leaving it all behind (v.20). He truly thought his bottom line was the answer to security in life but instead, he bottomed out.
Mankind hasn't changed much over the last 2000 years. We are still chasing the dollar bill as if it will truly provide us security, satisfaction and significance. But if so, why is it then that couples married for a long time always look back fondly at those early, lean years as some of their happiest and most fulfilling times?
The problem is that we have been conditioned to believe that our worth is measured in dollars and cents - something we can never have enough of and cannot insure we'll keep. But the truth is that God settled our worth on the cross (cf. Jn 3:16) as of inestimable value, a value that we don't have to pad for security, as His value is secure for eternity and there is noting we can add to God's bottom line, which exists on the highest plane. Jus' Say'n.
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