"Mo Money - Mo Problems" - Notorious B.I.G.

This morning at Cable Road Alliance, Jason Snyder’s message cut straight to the core: “Take your thoughts captive. God is our deliverer.”

We walked through Luke 12, where Jesus interrupts a dispute about inheritance with a story that forces us to wrestle with a sobering truth: life is not measured by what we own. The rich man in the parable thought he had it made—bigger barns, fuller silos, endless security. But God called him a fool, because wealth without a rich relationship with God is empty.

What Do You Need Deliverance From?

Jason challenged us to ask: What do you need God to deliver you from? Maybe it’s sin. Maybe it’s sickness. Maybe it’s pride or the constant pull of self-reliance. And just as important: What has God already delivered you from? Gratitude shifts everything—it moves us from storing up treasures for ourselves to becoming rich toward God.

Knowing vs. Truly Knowing Jesus

We live in a culture where many people think they know Jesus—but do they? To imitate Christ, as Paul writes in Ephesians 5:1, we first have to actually know Him. Eternal life, John 17:3 reminds us, is about knowing the one true God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. Not just knowing about Him, but walking with Him.

Jason said it plainly: sometimes we live like we don’t need a Savior. That’s when greed, idleness, and self-made confidence creep in. But God calls us to be watchful, to be on guard, and to put to death the sin lurking within (Colossians 3:5–6).

Or, as the great theologian Notorious B.I.G. once put it: “Mo money, mo problems.”

Wealth Isn’t the Problem—Worship Is

Scripture never says wealth itself is sinful. But when money becomes the goal, when “more” becomes the pursuit, that’s when faith drifts (1 Timothy 6:9–10). The real question is: Are you rich toward God? Are you loving Him with the blessings He’s given you?

Sometimes the most loving thing God does is save us from ourselves.

Pick Up the Phone—Jesus Is Calling

This message ended with a call to action. Stop sitting on your hands. Stop using your gifts only for yourself. Lead with humility. Work with gratitude. Love with purpose. And when Jesus calls—pick up the dang phone.

We don’t deserve what we have. But in Christ, we are delivered, blessed, and equipped. Personally, I’m grateful for my salvation, my family, my work, my voice, and the way God has transformed my thinking.

And I want to keep asking myself:

• Where do I need God to be my deliverer today?

• How can I point people not to myself, but to Him?

Because life is not measured by what we own. It’s measured by how we walk with Jesus.