... a weekly letter of encouragement.
18 February, 1998 - Singapore
Good Morning!
DO YOU WANT TO GET RICH?
George is young, aggressive, astute in business, and...getting
rich. He claims to be a believer in Christ. And probably
he is.
But I notice that when I broach the subject of winning the lost
and investing time in people's lives for the Kingdom of God, his
eyes seem to glaze over and his attention wanders. In my gut,
I get the impression that George is being seduced by the love
of money, which as we know "is the root of all
kinds of evil." (I Timothy 6:10a)
So...let me ask you a question "DO
YOU WANT TO GET RICH"?
If you do, then here's what you can look forward to:
- You will "fall into temptation and a trap."
- You will fall into "many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction."
- You run the risk of wandering "from the faith and [piercing yourself] with many griefs." (I Timothy 6:9, 10)
Just where is your focus? On money? Or
on knowing Jesus Christ?
It cannot be on both, because:
"No one can serve two masters. Either he will
hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one
and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Money...For
where your treasure is, there your heart will also be."
(Matthew 6:24, 21)
Jesus reassured us that if the pursuit of Him is our primary
focus, He will provide for our material needs:
"But seek first his kingdom and
his righteousness, and all these things
will be given to you as well."
(Matthew 6:33)
God may in fact endow you with wealth. The
difference is that when He gives it, it is void
of apprehension:
"The blessing of the Lord brings
wealth, and He adds no anxiety to it." (Proverbs
10:22)+
QUESTION: Do you want to get rich? Or
do you want to know Christ? It is either one or the
other. But it cannot be both.
+Expositor's Bible Commentary, Volume 5, page 956
My prayer is that you are having a great week!
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