[DailyReading] Beware of covetousness

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Lesson: Rich Be Warned
Reading: Beware of covetousness  2014-06-29
Reference: Luke 12:13-21 
Luke 12:13: And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
Luke 12:14: And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
Luke 12:15: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Luke 12:16: And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luke 12:17: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
Luke 12:18: And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luke 12:19: And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Luke 12:20: But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Luke 12:21: So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
(KJV)