Photo Credit: Dreamstime |
People work hard day and night just to be able to get all these things. This ends up draining them and causing sleepless nights. They worry all the time about new projects to take up and the progress of the ones they are doing.
The book of Ecclesiastes 5:10,12 talks says.
"If you love money, you will never be satisfied. If you long to be rich, you will never get all you want. It is useless...Workers may or may not have enough to eat, but at least they can get a good night's sleep. The rich, however, have so much that they stay awake worrying."
This does not mean that being rich is bad or a sin. Rather, God requires us to be satisfied with what we have and not complain all the time about what we are lacking. He wants us to appreciate what He has given us and use it to glory His holy name.
"It is better to be satisfied with what you have than to be always wanting something else." Ecclesiastes 6:9b
Everyone should know that no one will leave this world carrying anything with him. Everything in the world belongs to the Father. He is at liberty to give it to us whenever He pleases and He can demand the same from us anytime.
"We leave this world just as we entered it-with nothing. In spite of all our work there is nothing we can take with us....We go just as we came." Ecclesiastes 5:15,16
However, if God blesses us with wealth, then we should be thankful and enjoy it since it is a gift from Him. We should not just eat and drink alone but should share with our brothers and sisters who have nothing. This way we make God happy and He will continue to bless us.
Comments
Post a Comment