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Chatting with Jesus

Monday, January 8, 2024

Lord, Scriptures repeatedly mention greed as a character trait that leads one to ruin and robs them of life. If left unchecked, its desire will consume a person. Greed’s hunger is never satisfied. Your disdain against greed is so intense you have sworn the greedy will not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven (1 Corinthians 6:10).

Who has noticed that greedy people never seem to be satisfied? Your blessings,Lord, are never enough. People obsessed with greed, whose focus is gaining more power, control, or prestige usually never slow down to enjoy life. They don’t see the trap greed has laid for them.

Proverbs Chapter One sets the stage how greed consumes someone:

“If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away. But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed. Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life”. (Proverbs 1:17-19 NLT

We should set goals to get ahead in life. Somehow, skeptics think Christ followers should be poor. Nonsense!  Jesus, you taught if we make seeking God’s kingdom a priority, you will supply everything we need for a fulfilling and satisfying life (Matthew 6:33; John 10:10). Gaining a consistent revenue producing ability is a worthy goal, but reaching the point where we make money our top priority takes our eyes off the eternal (living for God and spending eternity with him) and emphasizes the temporal (making money we will leave here for someone else to spend when we die).

King Solomon left us sound advice: Choose a good reputation over great riches: being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold. (Proverbs 22:1).

Amen, Jesus