The rich man in Luke 12 wasn't a villain. He was practical and competent. He solved a real financial problem sensibly and planned for the future. The trouble wasn't what he did. It was what his inner monologue revealed: "Soul, relax. Eat. Drink. Be merry." His whole life was organized around his own comfort and security, and God called it foolishness. The harder question isn't whether we'd make his mistake. It's whether we already are. Here's a resource that expands on today's theme. This is a John Piper sermon preached directly from Luke 12:32, the very verse Jamie quoted Sunday. Piper works through every word of "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" and shows why Jesus chose that language to free us from the fear that God is stingy with his kingdom.