Book Reflection // June 11, 2023 // View Series
The Parables of Jesus by James Montgomery Boice
Chapter 11 // Luke 12:13-21
This is the second of the parables on wisdom and differs slightly from the previous parable in that there is no contrast between wisdom and folly. This is a story about folly itself with the emphasis on wisdom coming at the end. This parable speaks to our modern culture in many of the same ways it did for those present while Jesus was speaking. Modern worldly wisdom, much like ancient worldly wisdom, measures a person’s worth chiefly by the terms of his possessions and wealth or status. We wrap up our value and meaning of success by measuring the bank account of a person or looking at the material things that he owns. We honor the person who builds his own personal kingdom of wealth and we seek to emulate their path to “success”. Jesus brings us this parable to dispel that illusion and teach us to be rich toward the things of God.
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