Luke 12:13-21 Here we have someone else trying to enlist Jesus to their ‘just’ cause. ‘Tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me’. Only a few verses earlier we have been told about Martha who said to Jesus, ‘Tell my sister to help me’. And in both cases Jesus challenges the one who would enlist him to their cause. With Martha he spoke about the need to listen to him. With this man, he speaks about money. Still life with skull, candlestick and coins. Johann Stumm c.1645. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 1. Jesus warns him, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed”. Barns come in many shapes and sizes. There are plain old barns. There is property and land. There are the investment portfolios. There are some very big barns in the Burnhams. And equally there are many who aspire to have bigger barns. And it is very easy for the desire to get those bigger barns, the desire for money and all the things that it brings, to get a grip on us, to control us. And that is spiritua...
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