The Greedy Farmer
Luke 12:15-21
I want to take a little closer look at this story Jesus told about the greedy farmer. I want to look at it in a different way. I think you will understand this story of Jesus if we look at it in a little different way.
It was interesting to me a number of years ago, in studying the teaching of the Lord Jesus and the stories which He told, to find out how much Jesus had to say about money and the things that money can buy. I was surprised by it initially, but the more I thought about it the less surprised I was because when you read the life of the Lord Jesus and the things He had to say you will find out that Jesus deals with real life--not life theoretical but life as it really is. One of the things that takes up a lot of our time is thinking about money, earning money, spending money, and getting the things that money can buy.
So, the Lord Jesus, dealing with daily life, talks about material things--money that the things that money can buy. This what Jesus was telling about in this story which I'm calling today the story of the greedy farmer. Jesus wraps up what he's trying to say in this story in verse 15. And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
Jesus prefaces what He is fixing to say with two words of warning. Take heed. That means watch out. Beware. That means be on your guard. He talks about covetousness. The word, covetousness, means a desire to have more. Or, we could translate it greed. Jesus is saying to be careful, watch out, greed can make your life a miserable life.
By nature all of us have a tendency to be greedy. One of the reasons a young Christian, very early in the Christian life, needs to understand about stewardship and the matter of giving. It breaks up the choke channels of our giving. It tears away those problems of selfishness and greed and helps us to become wha ...
Luke 12:15-21
I want to take a little closer look at this story Jesus told about the greedy farmer. I want to look at it in a different way. I think you will understand this story of Jesus if we look at it in a little different way.
It was interesting to me a number of years ago, in studying the teaching of the Lord Jesus and the stories which He told, to find out how much Jesus had to say about money and the things that money can buy. I was surprised by it initially, but the more I thought about it the less surprised I was because when you read the life of the Lord Jesus and the things He had to say you will find out that Jesus deals with real life--not life theoretical but life as it really is. One of the things that takes up a lot of our time is thinking about money, earning money, spending money, and getting the things that money can buy.
So, the Lord Jesus, dealing with daily life, talks about material things--money that the things that money can buy. This what Jesus was telling about in this story which I'm calling today the story of the greedy farmer. Jesus wraps up what he's trying to say in this story in verse 15. And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
Jesus prefaces what He is fixing to say with two words of warning. Take heed. That means watch out. Beware. That means be on your guard. He talks about covetousness. The word, covetousness, means a desire to have more. Or, we could translate it greed. Jesus is saying to be careful, watch out, greed can make your life a miserable life.
By nature all of us have a tendency to be greedy. One of the reasons a young Christian, very early in the Christian life, needs to understand about stewardship and the matter of giving. It breaks up the choke channels of our giving. It tears away those problems of selfishness and greed and helps us to become wha ...
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