HOW HARD IT IS!
Matthew 19:23-24
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Assuredly I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.’ ”
Why is it so difficult for wealthy people to be saved? I think it is because they trust their riches and feel that they don’t need God. Poor people are more likely to understand that they need God for their very existence. Paul exhorted, “Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy” (I Timothy 6:17). Whether rich or poor, the wise person knows that everything he has comes from God’s gracious hand. So I pray, “Give me neither poverty nor riches – lest I be full and deny You and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or lest I be poor and steal, and profane the name of my God” (Proverbs 30:8-9).
TODAY’S PRINCIPLE: It is hard for wealthy people to be saved because they put their trust in their riches instead of God.
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Have a “trusting God” day. Love you.
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