Greed<\/strong><\/h2>\nLuke 12:13-21 (ESV) <\/b>
\n13 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Someone in the crowd said to him, \u201cTeacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.\u201d
\n14 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But he said to him, \u201cMan, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?\u201d<\/span>
\n15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he said to them, \u201cTake care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one\u2019s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.\u201d<\/span>
\n16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he told them a parable, saying, \u201cThe land of a rich man produced plentifully,<\/span>
\n17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and he thought to himself, \u2018What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?\u2019<\/span>
\n18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he said, \u2018I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.<\/span>
\n19 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And I will say to my soul, \u201cSoul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.\u201d\u2019<\/span>
\n20 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But God said to him, \u2018Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?\u2019<\/span>
\n21 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n1 Timothy 6:17-19 (ESV) <\/b>
\n17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
\n18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
\n19 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Grace<\/strong><\/h2>\nLuke 12:22-32 (ESV) <\/b>
\n22 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he said to his disciples, \u201cTherefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.<\/span>
\n23 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.<\/span>
\n24 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!<\/span>
\n25 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?<\/span>
\n26 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?<\/span>
\n27 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.<\/span>
\n28 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!<\/span>
\n29 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried.<\/span>
\n30 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them.<\/span>
\n31 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.<\/span>
\n32 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cFear not, little flock, for it is your Father\u2019s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPsalm 147:9 (ESV) <\/b>
\n9 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\nPsalm 145:15-16 (ESV) <\/b>
\n15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.<\/span>
\n16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\nPsalm 37:25 (ESV) <\/b>
\n25 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken<\/span> or his children begging for bread.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\nRomans 8:32 (ESV) <\/b>
\n32 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?<\/p>\n2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 (ESV) <\/b>
\n10 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
\n11 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies.
\n12 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n