Daily Verse: Proverbs 23:4-5

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout winds and fly off to the sky like an eagle .

 

Wealth is a tricky animal. We obviously need some form of money in order to live in this world. But if we focus too much on gaining wealth, it starts to convince us that IT is the source of our confidence, strength, and security. We start to believe that we are somehow more secure the higher our bank balance rises. But wealth is incredibly fleeting…all it takes is something like an unexpected layoff, a devastating natural disaster, or crippling health diagnosis to suck the coffers dry. And the one thing that we once held as our strength and foundation is suddenly no longer there for us…just an empty space where a presumed sense of “security” and “confidence” once lay. Don’t get me wrong, money is a necessary and essential part of living in this world. But the problem arises when it becomes all-consuming in our lives…when our focus turns away from living for the Lord and centers on living for the world and its riches. Thankfully we are not hopelessly distracted…for through the sacrifice made by the Savior Jesus Christ, we don’t have to rely on worldly things…temporary things…for our strength and security. For the gap that once stood between us and God has been bridged with a cross…and we can find refuge in the Lord Almighty! A wise Pastor was once hit the nail on the head when he said “Money talks…it lies”. May we not be deceived by the wealth in our lives, securing our foundation in something so temporary and deceitful…but rather may we become firmly rooted in the Lord, trusting in the One thing that has been, is now, and will be forever. To God be the glory!