The Folly of Trusting Riches

 

Thought For Today   - October 2                                                                                                                 The Folly of Trusting Riches - By: Robert A. Searles

     "Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world; both low and high, rich and poor, together." Psalm 49: 1,2"

     "Wherefore should I fear in  the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about ?" Psalm 49: 5

     "They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom  for him: that he should still live forever and not see corruption." Psalm 49: 7, 9

     "What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death?  Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah" Psalm 89: 48

     "For he seeth that wise men die, like unto the fool and the brutish person perish and leave their wealth to others." Psalm 49: 10

      "Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue forever, and their  dwelling places to all generations; they call  their lands after their own names" Psalm 49: 11

     "Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling." Psalm49: 14

     "But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave; for he shall receive me." Selah. Psalm 49: 18

     "Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beast that perish." Psalm 49: 20 

It is God, and God alone who gives the power to get wealth. All riches received from him is great blessing and meant to be shared and enjoyed; but riches accumulated through devious ways apart from any thought of God is unprofitable and will usually bring folly and a curse.

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