Hoarding on earth or Treasures in Heaven

If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away. Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. A person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather! Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt. The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered. People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God's blessing on the one who is willing to sell. Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.

The worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. True godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.

John 15:19, John 17:14,16, 1 John 2:15-17, 1 Cor 7:31, Matthew 6:19, Luke 12:21, Luke 12:33
Psalm 39:6, Eccs 5:10,13, Prov 11:25-26, Eccs 11:2 Mark 4:19, Eccs 6:9, 1 Tim 6:6



Parable of the Rich Fool

One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?" He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."
He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly. He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?' He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'
"But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
Luke 12:13-21