Then I’ll say to myself, You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself. Luke 12:19 This is the attitude of one who trusts in riches. They deceive themselves, thinking their riches will keep them from all trouble. Heavenly Father, thank You, for You are the One…

I will do this,’ he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.’ Luke 12:18 Bigger Barns are not bad in and of themselves. However, this man’s plans revolved around his favorite person, himself. He did not take into consideration how his extra supply…

He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?’ Luke 12:17 This man was so rich that the only problem he could think of was that he didn’t have room to store all that he had. This is a classic example of someone who had put all…

Then he told them a parable: ‘A rich man’s land was very productive.’ Luke 12:16 Jesus has a lot to say about money and its deceitfulness. He was concerned about His rich hearers, who were by and large not understanding the truth about Him. Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us the right perspective in…

He then told them, ‘Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.’ Luke 12:15 Jesus teaches very clearly against materialism. Indeed, this verse right here is the clearest word ever said on the subject in all of history. A person’s life is not…

Friend,’ He said to him, ‘who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?’ Luke 12:14 Jesus had been speaking of His spiritual authority. His acknowledgment of a person will indeed matter. And He is The Judge over all. However, in this case He knew this man wanted Jesus to get involved in material squabbles…

Someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Luke 12:13 This individual was very clearly hoping to capitalize on Jesus’s teachings. This person had possibly heard some other teachings of Christ and assumed they knew what He would say in this case. There are many people…

For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what must be said. Luke 12:12 Ah the blessings of the church! The Holy Spirit of God is the One Who invigorates and empowers the church. He will lead on times of need and supply the words to say and the ways to go.…

Whenever they bring you before synagogues and rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how you should defend yourselves or what you should say. Luke 12:11 Jesus made it plain to His disciples on several occasions that they would be persecuted. But, they were not meant to plan ahead for the eventuality. Instead, Christians should allow…

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. Luke 12:10 How does this verse line up with the previous two? Didn’t Jesus just say the Son must be acknowledged? Yes. But what He is saying here is…