Preparing

Luke 12:16-20 ESV

16 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops? ’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry. ’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be? ’ 

The rich man in this parable thinks he is preparing for himself, but learns otherwise. He was indeed preparing for his future, but not in the way he thought or would have liked. 

That happens when one exchanges truth for something else.