I was told God is against us having a savings account or saving money by any means. The preacher used a parable given by Jesus which is found in Luke 12:16-21. Is this true?


Let's examine the parable.

And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'

Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take this life easy; eat, drink and be merry."'

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded of you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."
(Luke 12:16-21)

The moral in this parable can be found in the last verse. God is not upset with this man because he is saving or putting things into a storehouse.

In Deuteronomy 28:8, God says that He will bless our storehouses. This means that it must be okay to have them. God is saying that this man left Him totally out of the picture.

He didn't give, nor did he do anything for God. The Bible isn't against us having money or a savings account.

However, God expects us to also consider Him and His work on the earth. Life on this earth is short. The only thing we'll take to heaven is our good works that we performed while on the earth. This man did nothing for God. That's why he's called a fool.

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