"For we brought nothing into the world, and we
can take nothing out of it."
1 TIMOTHY 6:7
PAIN, PROSPERITY AND POWER have far
more in common than is evident at first glance.
Pain, for example has been with us from the
day that Cain struck his brother and killed him.
Why some suffer and why sole are exempted
generally has nothing to do with either you
sinfulness or your righteousness, though let's
face it bad choices, including acts of our sinful
rebellion against God and what He wills for us,
do produce suffering and pain.
Poverty and prosperity generally are neither
a reward not curse. Both, however, change
people. The absence or presence wealth reduces
us to stark nakedness, showing the kind of
people we really are. Poverty or prosperity also
puts within ours grasp the potential for great
good. Both are catalysts that change us for better
or for worse. The psalmist warn us, "Though
your riches increase, do not set your heart on
them" (Psalm 62;10).
Power that comes through prosperity or
prominence is another catalyst. Some rise
through the ranks unaffected by their importance.
Others, inflated with theirs own accomplishments,
are looking for a vacancy in the Trinity.
So how can you avoid being affected by all
of these? It's what's within you that matters
Realizing that you are but dust and will someday
leave behind what you have accumulated is
sobering but necessary. Paul's remainder to
Timothy reflects this, "For we brought nothing
Into The World, and we can take norhing out of
it " ( 1 Timothy 6:7). Ni wonder Psuk instructed
us to lay UP puro treasure where mo identity theft
can rob you, and where it will never depreciate,
and where you get exactly what you deserve.
can take nothing out of it."
1 TIMOTHY 6:7
PAIN, PROSPERITY AND POWER have far
more in common than is evident at first glance.
Pain, for example has been with us from the
day that Cain struck his brother and killed him.
Why some suffer and why sole are exempted
generally has nothing to do with either you
sinfulness or your righteousness, though let's
face it bad choices, including acts of our sinful
rebellion against God and what He wills for us,
do produce suffering and pain.
Poverty and prosperity generally are neither
a reward not curse. Both, however, change
people. The absence or presence wealth reduces
us to stark nakedness, showing the kind of
people we really are. Poverty or prosperity also
puts within ours grasp the potential for great
good. Both are catalysts that change us for better
or for worse. The psalmist warn us, "Though
your riches increase, do not set your heart on
them" (Psalm 62;10).
Power that comes through prosperity or
prominence is another catalyst. Some rise
through the ranks unaffected by their importance.
Others, inflated with theirs own accomplishments,
are looking for a vacancy in the Trinity.
So how can you avoid being affected by all
of these? It's what's within you that matters
Realizing that you are but dust and will someday
leave behind what you have accumulated is
sobering but necessary. Paul's remainder to
Timothy reflects this, "For we brought nothing
Into The World, and we can take norhing out of
it " ( 1 Timothy 6:7). Ni wonder Psuk instructed
us to lay UP puro treasure where mo identity theft
can rob you, and where it will never depreciate,
and where you get exactly what you deserve.
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