Thursday, May 01, 2014

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”
by Anne Rasmussen
for April 29, 2014
read April 29, 2014
Upper Room Daily Devotional
for March and April 2014

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