Those whose success is measured by perishable standards are often blind to the permanent items that have eternal value. The King s dream told of a massive tree. The tree symbolized Nebuchadnezzar. The message was clear in a moment the vast wealth and success of the King would be gone. Nebuchadnezzar was at ease and he did not reckon the gravity of his state.
Many today become complacent in life.
Their ambitions, accomplishments, wealth, and general situations put them at ease as well. The focus is all on the outward and the inner-person is slowly dying. The concerns may be aroused one day but that concern will soon be forgotten. Those who plead for brethren to cease pursuing the perishables are often portrayed as too rigid. The rich farmer s eyes were not on God, but upon Self.