Recently I had the privilege of teaching and preaching Jesus' Parable of the Rich Fool. I preached from this passage at New Minas Baptist Church as a part of our Transformation series [audio / video] and I wrote material and taught from it as a part of One Big Story [material].
In this parable we are introduced to a man who was wealthy - at least by the world's standards. He was a land owner, and business man, and a successful one. Some farmers plant and feel like their time and energy is wasted on small harvests. Not this man, his land "produced plentifully." (Luke 12:16) looking at his gain in produce the man chose to tear down his barns, build bigger ones, and store his produce. (Luke 12:18) His goal? To eat, drink and be merry! (Luke 12:19) By the standards of our culture today (and always!) these are excellent goals. Putting ourselves, our satisfaction, and our pleasure first has been our sinful goal since Eden.
Unfortunately for the man in the parable, his life was at its end, his last breath on its way into his lungs. Where will his produce go? What value will his silos have? What legacy has he left in his wake? Jesus concludes his parable saying: "So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.” (Luke 12:21 ESV)
I want my life to count for something. I want to make an impact, to leave a legacy. I don't want the value of my time to be seen in the value of my bank account or the size of my house. I want to bring Glory to God and want to have a Kingdom impact on the world.
So, this blog post is an introduction to a series. There are many people who I consider to be role models, who's lives have or are spent making Jesus known. This series will be about some of these people, less for others to read, and more for me to reflect and be re-inspired by their lives lived for the purpose of God's Glory and the Kingdom's Advance.
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