BOOK – Luke 12:13-21
Jesus warns against being
focused on material things.
1.
Why do you think the person asked Jesus to help him settle his family
dispute?
2.
How did he help this man?
3.
What treasures are you storing up for yourself?
Luke 12:13-21
Someone in the crowd said to
Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with
me." But he said to him, "Friend, who set me to be a judge or
arbitrator over you?" And he said to them, "Take care! Be on your
guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the
abundance of possessions." Then he told them a parable: "The land of
a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, `What should I do,
for I have no place to store my crops?' Then he said, `I will do this: I will
pull 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 ample goods laid up
for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to him, `You fool!
This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
prepared, whose will they be?' So it is with those who store up treasures for
themselves but are not rich toward God."
1. I believe it was common to ask a Rabbi to help settle a dispute. Their religion was based on how they followed the "Law" and the Rabbi helped to define that law.
ReplyDelete2. Jesus helps the man gain perspective. Boom! Jesus is good at that. I believe Jesus still helps us with this.
3. My wife wisely encouraged me to keep a file of accomplishments. Certificates, letters from people, thank you cards etc. When times are tough those can lift my spirits. One week at church I shared that I had been having a hard week and there were 2 items in the mail that helped to turn things around, they were letters (and a book), not a check . . . those are nice too though.
Kerry wrote:
ReplyDelete1. Because he thought Jesus would agree with him, so he could get what he wanted.
2. Showed him how rich he really was.
3. I am trying to save/store for my retirement.