Luk 12:13-21

Someone in the crowd said to Him,
“Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.”

But He said to him, “Man, who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?”

Then He said to them,
“Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed;
for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”

And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.

“And he began reasoning to himself, saying,
‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’

“Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones,
and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

‘And I will say to my soul,
“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come;
take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’

“But God said to him,
‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you;
and now who will own what you have prepared?’

“So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

Jesus was dealing with greed.
Apparently greed was the motivation behind the original question.

Note the parable.

The man was rich.
His land was very productive.
What did he do?
He decided to tear down all his barns and build larger ones.
Why?
So as to store the bounty of harvest.

That is not necessarily evil in of itself.

The problem is an issue of the heart.

He determined that he could rest on his goods.
He would eat.
He would be merry.
He would drink.
He would be at ease.

What did the Lord call him?
A fool.

Why?

Because he rested and trusted in the treasures that he has laid up for himself.
He was rich in the things of the world.
He was not rich in God.

In the parable his soul was required that night - he died.
What came of all he had?

What is your treasure?
Where is it?

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