Living Richly Toward God (Luke 12:13-21)

In this episode we continue on in Luke 12, looking at Luke 12:13-21 where Jesus shares the parable of the rich fool in response to a question from the crowd. As we work through the interaction between Jesus and a member of the crowd, we come to recognize the misplaced focus of the rich fool. Not only is the rich fool nearsighted, he is also functioning in a self-focused way. At no point does the rich fool acknowledge the reality or presence of God. From the parable, we hear Jesus calling them then, and us now, into deeper dependence on God in all things, to live richly towards Him. Practically speaking, this heart disposition walks in humility both recognizing God as the source and also the one we should go to as we work to discern what we should be doing with what we have at each different moment.