Dear Friends,
Our text this morning comes from the Book of Isaiah, fifth chapter, eight verse:

"Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place."

There is more to this verse - one final phrase, and I'll come to it before we're done - but for now let us consider only the first part.
THe prophet speaks here to the children of Israel, telling him of the Lord's judgement on various sins. He warns not merely of the pitfall of greed itself but also of the error of coveting the substance of others - depriving them of the richness of the earth and of the space upon it that God has appointed and ordained for each of his children.
He speaks to his own time, to the people of that time.
But he can also spake to us...