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… And then you have to go rent a facility to hoard more of your stuff. In Luke chapter 12, verse 16, listen to this. Then Jesus spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentiful. And he thought within himself, this is what he told himself, What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops? So he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build greater, that is greater barns. And there I will store all my crops and my goods. He went on to say, I will say to my soul. That's a bad thing, to self-counsel. I will say to my soul, soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease. Eat, drink, and be merry. Verse 20. But God said to him, Fool, this night your soul is required of you. Then whose will those things be which you have provided? So is he who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God. …
Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. And then he told them a parable. The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And the rich man thought to himself, what should I do, for I have no place to store my crops? Then he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones. And there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, you fool. This very night, your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be? So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves, but are not rich toward God. Friends, this is the word of God for you, the people of God. Thanks be to God. Well, whew, finally an easy one. …
… Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. And then he told them a parable. The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And the rich man thought to himself, what should I do, for I have no place to store my crops? Then he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones. And there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, you fool. This very night, your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be? So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves, but are not rich toward God. Friends, this is the word of God for you, the people of God. Thanks be to God. Well, whew, finally an easy one. …