IF I JUST HAD THIS, I'D BE SET.

Luke 12: 13 – 21



It happens every day.
People running, clawing, scratching, doing anything that they can to make a buck more than the next guy.
Unfortunately some don't care what they have to do whether it is legal or not.
I just read something that caught my attention, and really made me think.
Jesus taught more on the subject of money more than anything else.
Seems weird don't it?
When we think about Jesus and His teachings, we usually think about the “sermon on the mount,” or “My Father's house should be a house of prayer,” Even all the parables.
But, money?
It just doesn't seem kosher.

13 Someone out of the crowd said, "Teacher, order my brother to give me a fair share of the family inheritance."
15 Speaking to the people, he went on, "Take care! Protect yourself against the least bit of greed. Life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot."

What does it matter how much money we make? We're not going to be able to spend it when we die. Who will get the benefit of our labors?
Certainly not us.

17 He talked to himself: ‘What can I do? My barn isn’t big enough for this harvest.’
18 Then he said, ‘Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll gather in all my grain and goods,
19 and I’ll say to myself, Self, you’ve done well! You’ve got it made and can now retire. Take it easy and have the time of your life!’
20 "Just then God showed up and said, ‘Fool! Tonight you die. And your barnful of goods—who gets it?’
21 "That’s what happens when you fill your barn with Self and not with God."

Take from this what you will.