By the parable of the foolish rich man, Christ showed the folly of those who make the world their all. This man had received everything from God. The sun had been permitted to shine upon his land; for its rays fall on the just and on the unjust. The showers of heaven descend on the evil and on the good. The Lord had caused vegetation to flourish, and the fields to bring forth abundantly. The rich man was in perplexity as to what he should do with his produce. His barns were full to overflowing, and he had no place to put the surplus of his harvest. He did not think of God, from whom all his mercies had come. He did not realize that God had made him a steward of His goods that he might help the needy. He had a blessed opportunity of being God's almoner, but he thought only of ministering to his own comfort.

I lignelsen om den tåbelige rige bonde viste Kristus, hvor tåbeligt det er kun at leve for denne verden alene. Denne mand havde fået alt fra Gud. Solen havde skinnet på hans marker for dens stråler falder både på retfærdige og uretfærdige. Regnen fra himmelen falder både på onde og gode. Herren havde givet god vækst, og markerne havde båret godt. Den rige mand vidste ikke rigtig, hvad han skulle gøre med afgrøden. Hans lader var overfyldte, og han havde ingen steder at opbevare resten af høsten. Han tænkte ikke på Gud, som havde skænket ham alle disse gaver. Han forstod ikke, at Gud havde gjort ham til en husholder over sit gods, for at han kunne hjælpe de nødlidende. Han havde rig anledning til at udøve godgørenhed, men han tænkte kun på at sørge for sig selv.