Then he told them a parable: "The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God."

Luke 12:16-21

What will be our feeling when we get to heaven? We certainly will be happy for the treasure we laid up in heaven while on earth, and joyful for the rewards Christ will give us. We will also experience regret for not having done more to serve Him.

Make the most of your opportunities

so that you will be more glad than sad

when you get to heaven.

Our Daily Bread – July 27, 2004