6 Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment,
7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.
How much is enough?
1 Tim.6:8
8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
The snare of riches....
1 Tim.6:9-10
9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
What God says....
Jer.9:23-24
23 Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,
24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD."
2 Cor.6:10
10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything
2 Cor.8:9
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
His command....
1 Tim.6:17
17 As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy
Who, after all, is the giver of all good things? God alone!
Lord, we praise You for the air we breathe, the fruit we eat, the knowledge we have and the wealth we share, in Your name. Amen
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