Luke 12:16 And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. 18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
[5] One system prepares persons to live, while the other system prepares persons to die. One system grooms people for the here and now only, while the other system grooms people for the great hereafter.
The mindset that is only consumed with retiring and goes about life fretting and worrying over whether or not one will have enough in their 401k to handle whatever the golden years may throw at them, is a mindset that is centered in the here and now, and the here and now inevitably leads to the grave.
Conversely, the mindset that is immersed in God’s system focuses more on the eternal realities of life, thus, making temporal concerns subordinate to the higher interests written in the Bible. As a result, that mindset inevitably passes through the grave, on its way to eternity. If deacons are forced to practice stop and frisk with congregations in order to squeeze a few green backs out of unwilling pockets, then the underlying issue is one of systems being adopted by persons, which is exemplified in the following passages.
Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21 So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!