Habakkuk 2:5 Moreover, wealth is treacherous;
the arrogant do not endure.
They open their throats wide as Sheol;
like Death they never have enough.
They gather all nations for themselves,
and collect all peoples as their own.
If you listened to popular culture about Christianity, you'd think the Bible was obsessed with sex and defeating other religions. Those things are in the Bible. The Bible has something to say about them. But really, the things the Bible condemns MUCH more strongly are wealth and greed and arrogance. I wonder why we don't talk about that more often? I wonder if it could because they hit a little more close to home for most of us.
The problem with wealth or pride isn't in and of themselves. The problem is that they are unsatiable desires and they turn our attention from the source of every good gift. The desire for wealth feeds a desire for more wealth. Out-of-control pride feeds on itself and quickly becomes arrogance. And we forget that everything good does not come from us, but comes undeserving from the God who made us all. Every good thing you have in your life is a free gift. Thank God for that!
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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