Tag: material wealth

I Timothy 6:9 ” People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.”

When a person fails to think through the implications of a “get rich quick scheme”, their decision to act is usually influenced by greed and recklessness, not common sense.   For you hear it all the time – If it sounds too good to be true…it probably is.  But that still doesn’t stop foolish people from being duped and cheated everyday.  For it’s so easy to fall into the devil’s trap of running after riches… and instead ending up in ruin.

Isaiah 42: 8 ” I am the Lord; that is My name! I will not give My glory to another or My praise to idols.”

There is absolutely no one like the Lord. His majesty and splendor cannot be duplicated by anyone or thing in the universe…but we try to place things in front of Him all the time. Things like pride and selfishness, or material wealth and fame we make our idols rather than bowing down to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. But make no mistake, the Lord will not be mocked, nor will He ever yield His glory to another. (Isaiah 48:11)