not by how much we own

our measure, our worth

in God’s kingdom

not by possessions

by how much we own

greed corrosive

a living poison

eating our lives

consuming our flesh

we can’t take it with us

our treasure to heaven

all we accumulate

worth nothing to us

                  

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May 1, 2014

Luke 12:15

Luke 12:13-21

“Jesus Warns Against Selfishness” (NCV)

Luke 12:18-19 (NRSV)

bigger barns

Upper Room Daily Devotional

“Plans”

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2014-04-29  

by Anne Rasmussen

for April 29, 2014

read April 29, 2014

Upper Room Daily Devotional

for March and April 2014

http://devotional.upperroom.org/issues/mar-apr2014

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