Many people are confused about what is of greatest value in life. They think they would be truly happy if only they were rich and could have anything their hearts desired. But, as those who amass great fortune discover, money and the thing it can buy do not bring lasting satisfaction and peace of mind.
J. Oswald Sanders, in his book Facing Loneliness, wrote, “When Jeremy Taylor, the old Puritan, had his burglarized, all his choicest possessions taken, and his family turned out of doors, he knelt down and thanked God that his enemies had left him the sun and moon, a loving wife and many friends to pity and relieve, the providence of God, all the promises of the gospel, his faith, his hope of heaven, and his charity toward his enemies!” Sanders added, “With wealth such as this, no burglar could impoverish him.”
Material things do not make a person wealthy, nor do they bring lasting contentment. Jesus said in Luke 12:15, “Beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” Our greatest wealth is found in a right relationship to God through Jesus Christ and in the hope of heaven.
Let’s be sure we have riches that can’t be taken. – Richard W. De Haan
How we need a keen awareness
Of the joys God wants to share!
Priceless treasures found in Jesus –
We are rich beyond compare! – D. J. De Haan
Empty is the life that is filled with nothing but things.
- October 5, 1993, Our Daily Bread
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