Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
I Timothy 6:17
There is a tendency for us to think that God is always talking about somebody else. We are indeed the rich of this world. When we start to love our riches, fix our hope on our riches, and not use the resources God has blessed us with, riches will take us down. In the story of Silas Marner, the one who stole the gold fell into a gravel pit. Refusing to let go of the gold, he drowned in the water. When we love riches, and place our hope on them, it will take us down too. Trust in the Lord. He will lift us up.
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