Take Care of Your Vision

“He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.’ ” – Luke 12:17-18 There is another great parable that speaks to God’s provision in another way. I’ve never heard a sermon on “The Parable of the Rich Fool.” Here’s a short summary: A farmer has his big harvest day, pulls in all of the grain, and then says, “Oh my goodness, what a great harvest.” He tears down all of his barns and builds new barns and silos to hold all the grain. His next thought is, I’m going to take it easy for the rest of my life. It’s time to eat, drink, and be merry. Almost as soon as he was done, the Lord said,