Wealth

Proverbs 11:28 (ESV) Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

1 Timothy 6:17 (NIV) Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

Luke 12:15-21 (NIV) 15  Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." 16  And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. 17  He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' 18  "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19  And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."' 20  "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' 21  "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

"Ahab sold himself for a vineyard; Judas, a bag of silver; Achan, a wedge and a garment; Gehazi, silver and raiment. Are you for sale?"   Orin Philip Gifford (b. 1847)

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