Key idea: True life and lasting riches are found in God and not the riches of this world.

1. The Preoccupation (vv. 13-15)
2. The Parable (vv. 16-20)
3. The Point (v. 21)

“Creation is neither to be defiled nor despoiled, but as the ‘theater of God’s glory,’ it is to be delighted in and used in a stewardly manner.” – Herman Bavinck