1 Timothy 6:17 As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
It's all about hope and trust. Where do we put our hope and our trust? The life of faith isn't so much about circumstance: what we have and what we don't have at any given moment. But it's about what and who we trust to provide what we need. In this letter to Timothy, the author doesn't say anything about standing with God based on riches. There are some who believed that those who are rich must be loved by God more... look at their riches as evidence of God's love. There are some who believed that the rich must have done something bad to get their wealth and God didn't love them. But those questions are irrelevant. The relevant questions are those of hope. Where do you put your hope?
Are you going to hope in riches that come and go? Are you going to hope in riches that cannot buy you what you really need? Place your hope in the God who provides everything we could possibly need.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
Join us for worship this weekend: 8:30 and 11 on Sunday with Education Hour at 9:45.
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Boy, this sounds like some PPG discussion from last night. :)
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