"Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses" [Luke 12:15].
"Money is power." That principle drives most cultures of the world. People scramble for wealth, often at the price of personal integrity, in order to gain the power to live where and how they want, drive the kind of vehicle they want, and get whatever else they want.
Money will buy : A bed but not sleep. Food but not appetite. A house but not a home. Amusement but not happiness. A cross but not a Savior. A church pew but not heaven. What money can't buy, Jesus Christ gives freely without charge."
The problem is not having money, but "living a life where that's your focus."
Agur, the wise author of Proverbs 30, didn't want too much or too little of it (Proverbs 30:7-9). Jesus used it (John 13:29). Paul could take it or leave it (Philippians 4:11-12). The rich young ruler clung to it (Luke 18:23). Ananias and Sapphira died because they lied to God about it (Acts 5).
What about our relationship to money ? Do we used it wisely or does it control us ?
MONEY IS A GOOD SERVANT, BUT A POOR MASTER
"Money is power." That principle drives most cultures of the world. People scramble for wealth, often at the price of personal integrity, in order to gain the power to live where and how they want, drive the kind of vehicle they want, and get whatever else they want.
Money will buy : A bed but not sleep. Food but not appetite. A house but not a home. Amusement but not happiness. A cross but not a Savior. A church pew but not heaven. What money can't buy, Jesus Christ gives freely without charge."
The problem is not having money, but "living a life where that's your focus."
Agur, the wise author of Proverbs 30, didn't want too much or too little of it (Proverbs 30:7-9). Jesus used it (John 13:29). Paul could take it or leave it (Philippians 4:11-12). The rich young ruler clung to it (Luke 18:23). Ananias and Sapphira died because they lied to God about it (Acts 5).
What about our relationship to money ? Do we used it wisely or does it control us ?
MONEY IS A GOOD SERVANT, BUT A POOR MASTER
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