The love of money corrupts
Jesus said, “You cannot serve God and mammon.” God, in His love and jealous righteousness, will not accept co-billing with anything or anyone. Listen to the Preacher in Ecclesiastes 5:10-12:
1. Money does not satisfy (v. 10). In fact, the love of money only creates a desire for more, yielding more greed and self-centeredness.
2. We never have enough (v. 11). Money, greed and possessions are not an economic issue: they’re a heart issue. As consumption increases, life gets out of control.
3. The soul is not at peace (v. 12). Dietrich Bonhoeffer exhorts us: “Our hearts have room for only one all-embracing devotion, and we can only cleave to one Lord.”
God’s antidote to greed is stewardship. The Apostle Paul instructed Timothy about stewardship so he could then teach the church. What can we learn?
Filed under: Articles on August 31st, 2009