Blessed to Bless, Pt 1 - Big Barns and the Biggest Blessing Blockers

Luke 12:13–21 NIV84

13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’ 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ 21 “This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.”

Greed is not rich person’s problem - it is a spiritual problem in all people.

The human heart seems to be blind to the very blessings God has provided to where we don’t see, don’t recognize just how rich we are.

It is foolish to live life where you don’t acknowledge the One who blessed you.

It is foolish to live a life where you do not talk to the One who has blessed you about His blessings.

It is foolish to live our lives using God’s blessings, especially money, only for ourselves.

“Money has great value, because it can do great good. In the hands of God's children it is food for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, and clothing for the naked. It is a defense for the oppressed, and a means of help to the sick. But money is of no more value than sand, only as it is put to use in providing for the necessities of life, in blessing others, and advancing the cause of Christ.” – Christs Object Lessons, pg 351.