Likely Not This Night; But Definitely Some Night Luke 12:13-22

And I really have for years To be perfectly honest with you When most people look forward To the year that is going to come Perhaps set some goals Make some resolutions Something in that regard One of the things that I always like to try to do Is not necessarily look forward Look back on the year that I am leaving And ask myself And try to answer it honestly If this were The last year of my life If it was all over December the 31st, 2025 If this had been My last year of life on this earth Would I be okay with that? The decisions that I made The life that I lived The actions that I took The service that I had for the Lord The service that I had for my family If this year that we are leaving Were it for me Am I okay with that? [00:28:48] (67 seconds)  #IfThisWasYourLastYear

That's the law Whatever the inheritance Was If the inheritance Was ten dollars The firstborn son Got five bucks That was the law And not only that That had literally Been the law Since the book Of Deuteronomy Okay so this is Just what The way it's been This is the way It's always played out The way it's always Shaped up That's always been the law Firstborn son Gets a double portion Of the inheritance This didn't set well With an individual He decided That's not fair That's not right We're not doing this I'm going to challenge it I'm going to go to Jesus This new kid on the block I'm going to lay it All out before him And he's going to Set you straight [00:36:16] (44 seconds)  #FirstbornDoublePortion

Yet as easy as life Has become As simple As life Has become As safe As life Has become Are we any more Satisfied? Are we any more Content? Have we ever Come close to Saying to our soul Soul You have enough [00:41:17] (26 seconds)  #SoulYouHaveEnough

That's the premise Of the parable But not only that We also see Not only the parable's premise We also see The parable's person It's a parable This guy With his crops And his plans And his retirement And his barns They don't really exist Okay This guy Did not exist In real life However His life Does exist [00:45:17] (33 seconds)  #ParableReflectsLife

Rich toward God What on earth Does that mean What does rich toward God Look Elsewhere the Bible Speaks of like Laying up for yourselves Treasures in heaven Where moth and rust Cannot corrupt All of those things What does it mean To be rich Toward God [00:55:42] (27 seconds)  #TreasuresInHeaven

We've talked about guys Who work and acquire wealth Average age of a millionaire Fifty Investments Paying off mortgage Not even making a lot of money In a year Just being really really smart With what you do make And discipline Like we've talked about Those guys And how you acquire Wealth and riches What does it take To be rich Toward To be a child Of God [00:56:09] (34 seconds)  #SteadyChoicesBuildWealth

In that whole Average age of fifty Illustration that I gave A few minutes ago I said that people Who inherit Their stuff And become millionaires Unbelievably small Amount of people Unbelievably small For everyone Who is rich Toward God One hundred percent Across the board Have inherited Their riches Toward God Because they are a son Or daughter Of the Father [00:56:43] (44 seconds)  #InheritedRichesAreRare

Are you rich Toward God Are you a child Adopted By the Father Through his son Jesus You know In the old The premise Of this whole thing Kicks off With one brother Saying I don't like The law That's been on The books For centuries [00:58:39] (28 seconds)  #RichTowardGod