Proverbs 23:4-5 (NIV) 4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. 5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
Psalm 37:16 (NIV) 16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
James 2:5 (NIV) 5 Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? Proverbs 11:28 (NIV) 28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 (NIV) 10 Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless.
Some say, dedicate the heart and the money will follow; but our Lord put it the other way around. "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." If your treasure is dedicated, your heart will be dedicated. If it is not, it simply won't. It is as simple as that.—G. Timothy Johnson in the Covenant Companion (Sept. 1990). Christianity Today, Vol. 34, no. 15. Today's Best Illustrations - Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4.
