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Ecclesiastes 5:10
10 He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; Nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.
Money is not life. I find myself so caught up in pinching pennies and spending dollars that it almost because controlling of my life. Is it bad to plan for retirement? No. Is it bad to want to save money? No. Is it bad to buy a new car? No. Money is a gift from God...however money is NOT God. If we worship money, we are replacing God with it and this is not what God desires of his people.
Being financially stable and managing it well is not a love for money. If my mind is on money all the time, then it becomes and issue. The problem with money is just as the Bible describes it...you can never get enough. A person makes $2,000 a month and next thing you know they are hunting a job that pays more. A person wins $50 in the lottery, the next day you better believe they are cashing it and buying more tickets. Money can be an infection, that if left untreated, it will grow rapidly until it overtakes your thoughts and life.
God is the only thing we need. He will provide for his people, if we trust him and live by his word.
Silver is also associated with second place. The world will always be second place to God and his promise. Better to trust in the streets of gold than to trust the silver of this lifetime to get you through...
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