I’ve been around awhile and observed a contrast: The way some wealthy people handle money and other possessions, and the way some people with very little handle money… it’s interesting to observe. Could say a lot about it, but perhaps it’s best to just let the Bible speak to the issue! 
This is what I read this morning in my Bible reading…
“Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked… The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously… I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing!” (from Psalm 37:12-26 NIV)
Brought to mind this story in the Bible… “As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. ‘Truly I tell you’ He said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All of them gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” (Luke 21.1-4 NIV)
And then that prompted me to recall this… “Godliness with contentment is great gain! We brought nothing into the world and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing we need to be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” And then the Bible says, “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant not to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.” (From 1 Timothy 6.6-10 and 17-19 NIV)
Hey, I didn’t say it… But I tell you it’s true! And I want to heed the message, don’t you?!
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