A good name . . . integrity . . . or great riches?A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold. The rich and the poor have this in common: The Lord is the maker of them all. A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished. By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life.(Proverbs 22:1-4)
What is it we are striving for anyway? Students are stressing over their future and how they will survive. Parents are slaving at jobs to build up IRA's and college accounts just to see the stock market siphon funds in a simple twenty-four hours!
CHRISTian, what are we doing? What are we teaching our young people? A good name . . . one of integrity . . . or great riches?When did money become the end-all, be-all? Why have we lost our biblical senses? Do we not know and trust the Creator, the Source of all resources? Are we leaning upon our own understanding?
The silver is mine the gold is mine says the Lord of Hosts. (Haggai 2:8)Still true . . .
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