“…. riches…..” – Heb. 11:26
Yesterday I spoke about “Get Rich or Be Rich?” Moses chose the latter. Most folks vote for the former. They do so because they are deceived. They do not understand what it means to be truly rich. Today I want you to think about that lest you be in their camp. I want to remind you of what Jesus said in Matt. 6:19-20 “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:” It’s obvious from this that we should invest our lives in things that last, rather than things we will leave or lose. On another occasion Jesus said, “… Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” (Luke 12:15). Why? It is because such things shall not last forever. They do not endure. They are but for a season.
Alexander Maclaren wrote: “Nothing that can be stripped from us is truly ours. Only that which is incorporated with the very substance of the soul belongs to me; and the only true wealth is the wealth of a Christ-love in my heart, and a Christ-truth in my understanding, and a Christ-spirit in my life, and a Christ the law of my will. He that hath these is rich…”
Do not be deceived my dear friend. Do not invest your fleeting life in things you shall lose. Instead, set your sights on “the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” ( 2 Cor. 4:18). Those who do that can sing “I’m a poor rich man” as the song says. It’s your choice. You can try to get rich or you can be rich. Choose wisely my friend! – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
