THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015

WORSHIPPING WEALTH

“He that truteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch”

- Proverbs 11:28

Today, many are living in a society flooded with goods and gadgets but they fail to reflect on the dangers that await them if they put their trust in certain riches. Several years ago, six armed gunmen broke into a bank and stole valuables worth more than $7 million. One lady, whose jewellery was appraised at $500,000, wailed, "Everything I had was in there. My whole life was in that bank." Don’t put your love and trust in earthly things, because they will cause you much physical and mental suffering. Some youths take the foolish risk of joining bad gangs in order to get rich. Some of them die in burning houses or get killed because they stubbornly resist armed robbers. Apparently, such youths feel that without their material possessions, life is worthless. Others have been thrown into agonising despair, even to the point of suicide, when forced to part with their wealth. Stop worshipping material things and worship only God.

Challenge: Putting your whole life in material things is dangerous.

Prayer: God, take my attention away from the vain things of this world.

Quote: Worship only God

Futher Reading: Luke 12:20, 21.