THURSDAY 14.06.2018
KEY 5
BEWARE OF GREED
What is greed?
According to Scriptures, greed is idolatry (Colossians 3:5). Why? Because greed takes the place of God in the heart.
Greed makes someone working for hours to get money but have no time to go to church, no time for personal devotion, no time for the family,...Call it being workaholic, but God calls it greed.
What is greed? Greed is the root of evil (1 Timothy 6:10). What does it mean? Greed is a heart issue. It is as invisible as the root is but is made manifest by the evil it produces. Greed leads to corruption. Greed leads to fornication, prostitution and all kind of sexual perversion. Greed leads to lie. Greed leads to unnecessary debts. Greed leads to competitive life. Greed leads to theft.
What is greed? Greed is a silent killer who killed many people in ancient times in the Bible and is still killing people and nations in our generation. Greed killed Adam and Eve in the garden. Greed killed Balaam. Greed killed Gehazi. Greed killed Judas. Greed killed Ananias and Saphira. Greed is killing the world today.
WHAT TO DO?
You cannot be a true worshipper of God and a true servant of God and be greedy at the same time. If you are one you cannot be the other. When the devil came to tempt Jesus asking him to bow before him, Jesus rebuked him saying, "Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." (Matthew 4:10)
Jesus drew the line and put us all into one of two camps when He said in Matthew 6:24, “You cannot serve God and mammon.” (“Mammon” comes from an Aramaic word meaning “wealth” or “property” and refers to material riches.) If Jesus is not Lord of all your life, you are enslaved to money and greed!
Serve God and only God and let money be your servant as you serve God. Don;t allow money to steal your quiet time of prayer and meditation. Don't allow money to steal your integrity. Don't allow money to steal your inner peace.
WHAT IS YOUR PRAYER TODAY?
SO SHALL IT BE!
JESUS IS LORD!
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