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"REAL WEALTH IS NEVER MEASURED IN MONEY OR POSSESSIONS "
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"REAL WEALTH IS NEVER MEASURED IN MONEY OR POSSESSIONS "
Success in the world system is measured by how much wealth one has accumulated. The rich people are considered as the most successful. This is the main driving force behind every man’s hard work. Hard work is good and highly commended in the Bible but it should not be used as a means to satisfy one’s covetousness.
The rich are highly honored in the world. They are given the best seat wherever they go. They are highly esteemed people. They live in the most expensive communities and villages. They drive the most expensive cars. They are dressed with the most expensive wardrobe. They eat the best cuisine. No wonder it becomes everyone’s dream to be rich.
So covetousness becomes the driving force behind hard work. So every people in the world covet the lifestyle of the rich. So many people become discontented in their life, dissatisfied with just having the basic things in life. So they pursue for their worldly ambitions and turn away from the ways of God.
But Jesus says, “Real life is not measured by how much we own.” In Jesus mind-set to become rich is not synonymous to being successful. For Him, success is not measured by the worldly standard. What is then the true measure of success? It is written in I John 2:17:
“And this world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.”
Everything in the world, all the things it crave such as wealth, material possessions, money, position, power ,prestige, etc. are all bound to fade away. The world system is not meant to last forever. There will be an end for everything. Worldly success is not bound for eternity for one day God will judge the world and will destroy it. Those who hold on to the things the world give will be greatly frustrated.
The measure of success is not by how many people we know, how wealthy we are, or how many things we possess, it comes from God and any of it obtained out of His will will fail. God gives us great gifts, it is time that we acknowledge all of them as His and use them according to His will.
The real measure of our wealth comes from knowing Christ as our Lord and Savior, He is our treasure and what we receive here on earth is only temporary, but what we receive from Him is eternal life, the most valuable treasure we will ever receive.
It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy !