Of wealth and God
The Apostle Peter wrote,
"And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'" Acts 2:21
The Apostle Paul wrote,
"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. Romans 10: 9,10.
Alfred North Whitehead wrote,
“Apart from God every activity is merely a passing whiff of insignificance.” Alfred North Whitehead.
Think about it. No matter how successful you are in life. No matter how much money and possessions you gain in this life. The moment you pass from this life they don’t mean a thing.
The richest men that have ever lived may have had a magnificent funeral with an expensive casket costing thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars. Yet in the end they stand before God in the same way as the poorest person that ever lived does.
The deciding factor as to where you will spend eternity comes down to whom you sincerely believe in while alive.
Jesus said,
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate theone and love the other or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money" Matthew 6:24.
Now there is nothing wrong with being rich. It is the emphasis you put on your wealth that is the important thing. Do you rely on your wealth more than you do on God. Do you trust your wealth more than you do God?
Who do you believe in?
Please think about it.
