Luke 12: 16 And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, what shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 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.
[2] A foolish man, according to the Scriptures is one who has gotten rich, by using his intelligence, and God’s resources to become wealthy and successful in life, yet there is neither a thought or care about God or man, in that man’s reckonings, and planning. Many persons living on our planet have done very well financially, for they have carefully thought out their monetary strategies and some have made solid investments over the years.
Others have used intelligence, thrift, patience and hard work, so that over a period of time they have accumulated great wealth. And, having become successful financially they now can look forward to a comfortable, and well-funded retirement which often evades the poorer classes in their golden years. Such persons are usually looked up to by the masses of people, as being wise. This may be true on a temporal level.
Yet, in spite of their apparent worldly success, if the God- factor is never brought into the equation, such a person is designated as a fool in the Bible. It is not what people are accustomed to hearing, but it is the truth. In other words, the fact that a person may be doing well financially is not unmistakable evidence that such a person is not a fool.
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 The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!