Monday, August 25, 2008
James 5:1-6
5:1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you. (ESV)
by Leota Stevens
Those who have laid up their entire treasure into earthly storehouses will be miserably disappointed. Those who have placed their hope and trust and possessions into the loving hands of God will find their reward beyond comprehension. It is advisable to note that the errant rich are not the only ones who place their faith in money rather than God. I’d be hard-pressed to recount the myriad of conversations I’ve had with others who were so sure they would be the next Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes winner. When relationship with Jesus is our greatest treasure, our priorities come properly into line.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
