Rich towards God
January 28, 2018
Jesus is interrupted by a man demanding his inheritance rights. Rather than engaging with him in this familial squabble Jesus warns him & us of the dangers inheritance & wealth can pose to our hearts. He develops his teaching with the parable of the rich fool – a man who forgets God and his neighbour; forgets the two great commandments. The farmer has many plans for ease and prosperity but sadly for him finds that very night his life is required of him. There’s much to learn and consider for our own lives as we look to grow as worshippers and find out what it means to be rich toward God.
Stephen Morrison
In this series:
Luke 12:13–21 (Listen)
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
(ESV)
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