How Much Money is Enough?
May 13, 2010 by Lecrae.net
Filed under Around the Web
When a reporter asked billionaire John D. Rockefeller, “How much money is enough?” he answered, “A little bit more.”
Everywhere we go, we get the message that our worth as persons is defined in terms of our wealth. But listen to what Jesus taught, “I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.…It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
We live in a time of great affluence – when it’s all too easy to put our trust in our wealth rather than in God. Our standard of living is amazing compared to that of much of the world. But, wealth itself isn’t the problem; it’s the importance we give it. Trusting in our wealth is a tragic mistake.
After all, wealth is temporary, but heaven is forever!
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