Ecclesiastes 5
Devotional:
We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us. (Ecclesiastes 5:15)
A Christian man was donating a great sum of money to help needy people in the local community. When thanked for his generosity, he said, “There are no pockets in a shroud.” Jesus taught his disciples, “Don’t store up for yourselves treasures…but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19-21). We can’t take our riches with us when we die, so instead let’s “send it ahead” by using it to promote eternal purposes. The Lord wants us to enjoy the gifts He has given us on earth, but He also wants us to be good stewards and trust Him, rather than our wealth.
We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us. (Ecclesiastes 5:15)
A Christian man was donating a great sum of money to help needy people in the local community. When thanked for his generosity, he said, “There are no pockets in a shroud.” Jesus taught his disciples, “Don’t store up for yourselves treasures…but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19-21). We can’t take our riches with us when we die, so instead let’s “send it ahead” by using it to promote eternal purposes. The Lord wants us to enjoy the gifts He has given us on earth, but He also wants us to be good stewards and trust Him, rather than our wealth.
Pray it:
Father, guard my heart against the love of money, of trusting it rather than you or using it only for my enjoyment as opposed to your purposes. Show me how to invest my resources in your eternal kingdom and store us treasures in heaven rather than on earth. Amen.
Father, guard my heart against the love of money, of trusting it rather than you or using it only for my enjoyment as opposed to your purposes. Show me how to invest my resources in your eternal kingdom and store us treasures in heaven rather than on earth. Amen.
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