Luke 12:16-17
New International Version (NIV)
16 And
he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an
abundant harvest.17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I
do? I have no place to store my crops.’
In the world wealthy men in movies and television
shows have been depicted as evil and conniving people. We all know that this
not entirely true, however the abundance of money, things, and notoriety can
get to anyone’s head whether saved or unsaved. This is why not all Christians
are wealthy-this is for one of two reasons: those Christians haven’t learned or
mastered the promises of God in which “You have what you say” and that you will
have witty ideas and inventions OR God knows that if He blessed them in such a
way that they will abandon Him and fall back into sin thus destroying
themselves at the hand of their blessing.
No one can lie and say that whenever they get paid,
are gifted or sold something for money that they don’t feel good. Now imagine
that feeling times a 100! This is why those who are still in the world struggle
with balancing their humbleness and their new authority which ultimately turns
into greed or arrogance automatically. It’s harder for an unbeliever but it it’s
still hard for those who are believers in Christ because along with such a
large financial gain comes with people that want to sing your praises in order
to take from you or those who want to tear you down at any cost.
There is NOTHING wrong with being wealthy! It’s the
fact that you have to be prepared for the temptation and arrogance that will
try to creep in. Keep God first and be yielded to His spirit and you won’t be
led astray by the money and all the things that follow after it.
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