"I know that Thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living" (Job 30:23). "[Jesus] spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: and he thought within himself, saying… I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 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?" (Luke 12:16-20).
The days of our
life are so few
Before we depart
from this earth.
A fool only
cares to pursue
The treasures of
temporal worth.
A parable Jesus explained
Brought heaven's
perspective to light,
For all of the
wealth the fool gained
Was severed by
death on that night.
Though well-meaning
friends would applaud
His planning for
years yet ahead,
His treasures
were foolish to God
And forfeited
when he was dead.
How tragic the
treasures are, Lord,
Of rich men
eternally lost,
Who neither
esteem Your reward,
Nor will they
consider the cost!
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