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Elder Louis Sacran | Ripley, Mississippi
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Everyday Wisdom | Proverbs 23:5
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015
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"4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven." Proverbs 23:5

Yesterday, we received the precept – Do not allow wealth to be your ultimate goal. We also received how to avoid the pitfall – Stop listening to yourself. The question that remains is “Why?” Verse five says that the reason you should not make wealth your ultimate pursuit in life, is because the pursuit of wealth is the pursuit of an illusion. The beginning of the verse essentially asks the question, does it really make sense to be driven by that which doesn’t exist? At this point, some may be confused as to what we are talking about. After all, money is no illusion. It really does pay the bills and put food on the table. It really is a factor that contributes to life style and memorable opportunities. So, just to be sure I’m clear, money can be a blessing from God. However, money cannot replace God. The illusion that is so often attached to wealth is that it will make us happy and content. While happiness may accompany wealth for a time, money can never sustain your contentment. The last half of the verse says that riches making themselves wings and flying away. Whether it is the literal loss of wealth, or the fleeting contentment that accompanied the wealth for a time; satisfaction that is rooted in status and stuff, will soon disappear. Wisdom sees beyond the material, and pursues the enduring satisfaction that comes in and through the person and work of Jesus Christ; the one who has promised never to leave or forsake His people.

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