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Weekly Bible Verse – Do Not Put Your Hope in Wealth
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor 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. 1 Timothy 6:17 (NIV)
This week’s Bible verse provides two charges to the wealthy reader (and if you’re not sure if you are wealthy, check this site out) – to not be arrogant about their money and to not push God aside and rely on their wealth. Both of these are very easy to do in our affluent societies. But this is not actually a new problem. We see throughout the Old Testament that when things were going really well financially, the Israelites would tend to forget that their blessings were from God. There are also numerous occasions recorded in the New Testament where Jesus discusses the trappings of wealth (but I’ll save those for other weekly bible verses).
In our current economic climate, however, things are not going so well for everyone. Maybe you’ve experienced or seen the truth of the statement above that wealth is "so uncertain." Hopefully this has helped you to remember that our hope should be in God and not in our possessions and wealth. But if you have not really been affected financially or when the economy recovers and things start going better again, continue to remember this verse and its truth – all the money in the world won’t buy you immortality, you need to rely on God for that.
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