Read 1 Timothy 6:3-19
We have begun to look at stewardship and specifically stewardship of our money. Stewardship as you recall begins with the understanding that none of what we have is ours but is God’s and that our call is to take care of what God has given. Now that really flies in the face of what our world teaches that you earn your buck and that this money is yours to do with however you see fit. That is not the way it is in God’s economy. The only reason you have a job or your parents have a job is because God has made it happen. Just like that God can unmake it. If we depend on our job to get us through then when it falls out from under us we are left desolate. However, if we put our faith and trust in God then when those times of uncertainty come we have a solid rock to stand on. Today let’s look at verse nine. Paul address those who want to get rich warns them that with that pursuit comes many dangers. He does not specifically say what dangers, but he does say that this pursuit will bring many temptations and lusts. Lust is a very difficult thing to combat and here is refers to the desire to have more. When you get a taste for something it is very hard to stop eating. Money or wealth is not the problem the problem is ourselves. Are you pursuing material things in your life, be careful that you do not fall into the desire to have more, a desire that can never be fulfilled.
Father thank you for giving to us your Word, help us to understand the danger of pursuing money or wealth. Give us understanding to see when that pursuit is a problem in our lives.
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