We Reap What We Sow

In Luke 12:16-23, Jesus told a parable about a rich farmer whose fields yielded a bumper crop. The man was concerned about what he would do with all his grain.

Did he think to tithe from it to the ministries of God? Did he consider giving a portion of his unexpected abundance to needy people? No, the rich farmer’s concerns extended no farther than his own fences. Thus, he planned to tear down his barns to build bigger barns and hoard the grain.

Perhaps the wealthy farmer reasoned that to give away his excess would flood the market, and that would devalue whatever grain remained that he kept fo...