Pastor Tom will tells the story Jesus told about a man who had an unbroken run of prosperity. In today’s language, he had successfully played the commodities market. He became so prosperous that his barns could not hold all of his crops. His solution was to tear down these barns and build bigger and better barns. Then, with his financial security in hand, he could sit back and truly enjoy life. His philosophy was: eat, drink, and be merry.
Truth be told, when we hear this story we find ourselves rather envious of this person. A financially successful man – we see him as savvy and wise. Yet, Jesus concluded the story by saying that this man was a fool. So what did this man do wrong? Click here to check it out.