Ecclesiastes 5:10-15
"10 Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever
loves wealth is never be satisfied with his income. This also makes no sense.
11 When goods increase, also increase those who
consume them. And what they bring the goods to those who possess them, but to
give a little joy to your eyes?
12 The sleep of a laborer is mild or eat little or eat
too much, but the abundance of a rich man does not give you peace of mind to
sleep.
13 There is a terrible evil that I saw under the sun:
riches accumulated unhappiness to its possessor.
14 If the riches of it are lost in a bad deal, nothing
will be for the child that will be born.
15 The naked man comes out of his mother's womb, and
as it comes, it goes. Of all the work that strove carry nothing away. "
Do not get me wrong I am not against having money,
accumulate assets or progress in life, after all somehow try some of that, but
it is true that in recent days we have seen a renewed focus, not to say
insistent and persistent " TER "," OWN "," BUY
"," ACCUMULATE ", and all that related primarily to material
goods and the money itself, the very focus given by the media and by people
money in this" global crisis "gives us the picture of what time we
live.
Another lucky I just want to ask some questions: and
character? The honor? Dignity? Honesty? Generosity? The self-giving? Loving our
neighbor? Why not emphasize this too as a sign of prosperity that we have TER,
OWN, BUY, ACCUMULATE, mainly these things even before we focus on those. As
God's church on earth we have to move towards things that are eternal and not
just those who perish and pass.
After all where is your heart? Christ responds there
is your treasure? If you have thought only store up treasures on this earth to
live your life regaladamente here, Christ tells you "crazy today to ask
your soul."
Jesus is not against the terms, Himself says that our
Father in Heaven knows we need them all, but remember? The rule is the Kingdom
of God first and things, and things ... they shall surely be added.
Think about it.
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