A wealthy member of a small congregation invited the preacher home for lunch. And after lunch they went for a walk through this man’s vast ranch. They saw the lush green meadows, the fat cattle, the fruit trees, and beautiful buildings and after they had looked at all that this man owned, the rancher turned to the preacher and said, “You said today that all the earth was the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. Are you telling me that none of these things belong to me?” And the preacher said, “You ask me that same question a hundred years from now.” We brought nothing into this world, and we are going to carry nothing out. This world was here when we got here and it will be here when we leave.
