Fool's Gold (1 of 6)
Series: Luke's Parables
Keith Krell
Luke 12:13-21
How many of you like money? Come on now . . . every hand should be raised. Who doesn't like the feeling of a brand new paycheck? Who hasn't experienced the exhilaration of an unexpected gift with cash or a check in it? Perhaps you've even experienced the blessing of being included in a loved one's will. Money brings a sense of anticipation and motivation to life. Whether you're young or old, there's something magical about money.
Even if you would argue that you're not that into money, you would likely acknowledge that money, or the lack thereof, drives you or worries you like nothing else. At the end of the day when you're laying in bed thinking about tomorrow, next week, or the future, your checking or savings account balance creeps into your mind. Why? Our lives revolve around money.
Stop and think about it: When your gas tank is running on E and that light and bell is dinging, how often do you think about gas? A lot! How often do you think about gas when your tank is full? Not very often. Now apply the same analogy to your bank account. When you're getting those e-mails and your debit card gets declined for groceries, how often are you thinking about money? Perhaps you've thought: ''Man, if only I had a couple more dollars in my bank account my marriage could be fixed,'' or ''I wouldn't be so stressed,'' or ''I would be able to live a better life, travel, send my kids to a better school; I could . . .'' You fill in the blank. Money is something we all think about, and if we're real with ourselves, we all desire more of it. Maybe not for selfish desires all the time, but we do obsess over it. Why else would Paul state: ''For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil'' (1 Tim 6:10)? He knows our fleshly tendency. Maybe you would say, ''I don't love money.'' Okay, say you don't love it, but you date it, fantasize about it, romance it, and lose sleep over it. I don't know ...
Series: Luke's Parables
Keith Krell
Luke 12:13-21
How many of you like money? Come on now . . . every hand should be raised. Who doesn't like the feeling of a brand new paycheck? Who hasn't experienced the exhilaration of an unexpected gift with cash or a check in it? Perhaps you've even experienced the blessing of being included in a loved one's will. Money brings a sense of anticipation and motivation to life. Whether you're young or old, there's something magical about money.
Even if you would argue that you're not that into money, you would likely acknowledge that money, or the lack thereof, drives you or worries you like nothing else. At the end of the day when you're laying in bed thinking about tomorrow, next week, or the future, your checking or savings account balance creeps into your mind. Why? Our lives revolve around money.
Stop and think about it: When your gas tank is running on E and that light and bell is dinging, how often do you think about gas? A lot! How often do you think about gas when your tank is full? Not very often. Now apply the same analogy to your bank account. When you're getting those e-mails and your debit card gets declined for groceries, how often are you thinking about money? Perhaps you've thought: ''Man, if only I had a couple more dollars in my bank account my marriage could be fixed,'' or ''I wouldn't be so stressed,'' or ''I would be able to live a better life, travel, send my kids to a better school; I could . . .'' You fill in the blank. Money is something we all think about, and if we're real with ourselves, we all desire more of it. Maybe not for selfish desires all the time, but we do obsess over it. Why else would Paul state: ''For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil'' (1 Tim 6:10)? He knows our fleshly tendency. Maybe you would say, ''I don't love money.'' Okay, say you don't love it, but you date it, fantasize about it, romance it, and lose sleep over it. I don't know ...
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