The Apostle Paul, in his first letter to his young disciple, Timothy, had this to say :: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (1 Timothy 6:10). Wealth is morally neutral; there is nothing wrong with money, in and of itself, or the possession of money. However, when money begins to... control us, that’s when trouble starts ... Greed causes people to do all sorts of things they wouldn’t normally do. Watch any number of TV courtroom dramas, and the crime under consideration is usually motivated by jealousy or greed, or both. The love of money is what motivates people to lie, steal, cheat, gamble, and even murder. People who have a love for money lack the godliness and contentment that is true gain in God’s eyes ... In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money” (Matthew 6:24). This verse comes at the end of a passage in which Jesus tells us to “lay up treasures in heaven” (v. 19). Here, Jesus likens a “love of money” to idolatry. He refers to money as a “master” we serve at the expense of serving God. We are commanded by God to have “no other gods” before the only true and living God (Exodus 20:3; the first commandment). Anything that takes first place in our lives other than our Creator God is an idol and makes us guilty of breaking the first commandment. Be careful ... dont let anything drive you farther and farther away from God. ღღ¸¸. With love and blessings ღღ¸¸.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:13:29 +0000
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