In Denial?

We all know life is different today than it was in New Testament times. Then to prepare their children for life beyond the nest a parent taught their son a trade of some sort and their daughter how to take care of the house, cook and care for her children. Today to do the same thing the parent must accumulate tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide for their education. Having accumulated a lot of money does not necessarily define rich. But sometimes it does. The parable Al talked about last night, what if it went something like this?

 

Luke 12:16-21 (ESV) 

    And he told them a parable, saying, "Over his lifetime the rich man accumulated much money, [17] and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have more on deposit than the FDIC will insure where will I protect my money?'  [18] And he said, 'I will do this: I will withdraw my money from my savings and checking accounts and invest in CDs and there I will invest all my savings.  [19] And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have enough to retire on for many years so I will retire and do nothing that does not give me pleasure.'  [20] But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'  [21] So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God."

 

Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

 

If Jesus is correct does that place our heart squarely in the CDs?