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How to Be Rich Toward God
The Setup
This parable is setup with a man interrupting Jesus’ talk with disciples before a crowd of thousands of people.
This man was brings Jesus a dispute with hopes that He will make things right.
If He is to be the next King of Israel, we need to see how well He judges between each other.
In response to this man and, possibly his brother, Jesus tells them
This message is clear.
Life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.
If you want life, you have to look in a different direction.
The world looks to possessions for life.
There is no life there.
If we are tempted to think that we will find life there, we are Dead wrong.
Then, some of us get it.
Some of us get the easy life and we think it’s not enough.
The Parable
Murphy Strikes Again!
Luke 13:16-2
Can you see yourself in this parable?
Honestly, this was by far the most depressing parable to me for a long time.
Here, Jesus tells us that the scenario everyone in the world is looking for is going to send you to hell.
Can you see yourself in this parable?
Honestly, this was by far the most depressing parable to me for a long time.
Here, Jesus tells us that the exact scenario that everyone in the world is looking for is going to send you to hell.
This scenario is not retirement.
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It is a wealthy retirement that is empty of some very important attributes.
Many of you are done with your physical labor and are enjoying retirement.
Some of you will never retire.
I hate to inform you, but it doesn’t matter which scenario you are in you can be just as foolish as this man.
The point of this parable is obvious.
A man chose to put His focus on earthly wealth and fortune than on the God who provided it.
It is truly a “Golden Egg” story.
Life is in the hand of the creator, yet those who enjoy those blessings pay Him no honor for them, or they pay lip service without truly honoring Him with their lives.
We give gifts to those whom we love.
We are considerate and kind and listen to them.
We want to do things that will make them feel appreciated and glorify them if they do something above and beyond for us.
Why not God?
Are His blessings not tangible?
Are we unclear about what He wants?
This man was covetously and greedily laying up treasure for himself and was not rich toward God.
Transition: What does it look like to be rich toward God?
Being Rich Toward God?
But doesn’t God want us to be happy?
No. God doesn’t command joy.
He doesn’t say that one’s life should be spent focusing solely on the good things in life which Solomon found to be the work of his hands and his family.
These are good things and there is nothing wrong with joy in them, but that’s not why we are here!
1 Cor 5:
We don’t die!
We have much more to look forward to after this life.
If you are struggling with the fact that you have more money than you think you deserve, read James again.
And again.
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1Cor5:32
God knows your time on earth.
You don’t.
Having money and having things is just another attempt at controlling the things that are out of your control.
I want to call what this man with the bumper crop has what it really is.
False Security.
Nothing you can do will make these things last any longer than their allotted time.
Time will kill and separate us from all things that we possess on this earth.
So, We must… Give up on this stuff!
Risk Stuff for True Security
Risk is a funny word.
“Defined as any action that exposes a person to the possibility of loss or injury.
You might lose money, faith, or you life.
You might lose other peoples money, faith or life.
Some would say a wise loving person would take no risk.
It’s not good to take risks.
It’s not loving.
Wise and loving people take no risk right?
Maybe.
Maybe Not.
What if the circumstances were such that not to take a risk would result in harm or loss?
What if the circumstances were such that a successful risk would mean benefit to many people and failure to risk would mean harm to many people.
Why is there such a thing as risk?
Risk exists because ignorance exists.
If there were no ignorance, risk would be impossible.
God doesn’t risk anything because He knows how things will end.
“ - J. Piper
Our ignorance means that we ought not be boastful or arrogant!
You don’t know what’s going to happen in the future.
So, everything you do is being done with some level of risk and uncertainty.
We have to take risks that could result in great gain for us and those we love based on the wisdom we receive from God because that same wisdom from God tells us that not taking that risk will result in harm.
If we are unwilling to take the risk because we feel some level of security, we are sadly mistaken.
We will lose everything that really matters.
We must trust God instead of ourselves, risking it all in order to LIVE.
Joab and Abishai against Syrians and Ammonites.
2 sam 10:9-
You don’t know what will happen sometimes, but may the Lord do what seems good to Him!
This man should have given up his blessings to supply the need of those who lack.
King Ahasuerus
Esther before King Ahasuerus
We see people in scriptures make decisions to risk it all in order to save those who are in great need.
Esther
This is what we must do for those who are in need.
If we don’t risk our comfort to save their souls, what are we doing here?!?!
Then, we see people who risk it all in order to glorify God.
Shadrack, Meshak, Abednego before Nebuchadnezzar.
It is better to glorify God than to lose that relationship.
Risk your comforts.
Risk your FALSE Security for God’s glory.
He says to proclaim it on the housetops.
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