To be rich towards God is to invest in the worth of one's soul, to place importance on eternity. To look beyond one's self alone and cater for the needs of the poor in the capacity one has. The man who asked Jesus the question might have thought he had little but he could still be of help to another. And Jesus tells this parable, the rich man here has a lot and he still did not think of others or bless God.

Being rich towards God is not a measure of the quantity of money or resources one has, it is sharing with the poor out of whatever resources that one has.

Jesus' parable teaches us that we don't have to wait to become rich before we are generous but rather generosity is a state of mind. It is firstly attributing what one has to God’s provision and sharing with others who don't have.

How are you investing for eternity?