Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 12:20-21

"But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." — Luke 12:20-21 (ASV)

Then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

He that layeth up treasure for himself. That was the chief point of this man's wrong-doing, his selfishness. His charity began at home, and ended there; he lived only for himself.

This night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Here our Saviour shows us the frail nature of the tenure upon which we hold all earthly goods, and how it is not worthwhile to make these the chief things of our life; for, while they may leave us, we are quite sure, eventually, to have to leave them.