I think that's the clue to why God is pronouncing a woe upon the rich here, because they have found consolation in their riches.

They have not looked outside their riches to God, they have looked at their riches and been quite consoled by them.

When they are threatened in some way, they look to their bank account for security.

When they think about the future and become a little nervous, they look at their insurance

policies and rest their souls.

There's something very subtle but sobering about the way Jesus talks about riches in the

Gospels.

He doesn't just talk about greed.

When he talks about money, he often stresses where it is we find ourselves looking for

comfort and where we turn when we are worried or afraid.

I'm Dan Kruver.

In this episode of Light and Truth, John Piper sounds the alarm from Luke's Gospel to help us see the danger of riches before we find ourselves settling into it.

This session from a course John Piper taught on money was delivered at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Wednesday night, January 30th, 1991.

The Lord is not dark. He's bright. Even when life is dark, the Lord is bright. Let me read a text now just to get us started.

From Psalm 119, a few verses starting at verse 65. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according to

thy word.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in thy commandments.

Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep thy word.

Thou art good and doest good.

Teach me thy statutes.

That verse right there, Thou art good and doest good was the verse used by George Mueller when he preached his wife's funeral sermon.

Thou art good and doest good. And his three points were, the Lord was good in giving her to me. The Lord was good in

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