'Wealth' Tagged Posts (Page 3)

'Wealth' Tagged Posts (Page 3)

Daily Devotions: August 3, 2019

August 3, 2019 For full passage click: Luke 12: 13-15 …“And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’” vs. 15   In our age of extravagant consumption, it’s easy to point fingers at the super-rich and accuse them of living greed-driven lives. Their garish displays of ostentatious wealth are regularly splayed across our television screens for all to see. But we don’t…

Daily Devotions: July 31, 2019

July 31, 2019 For full passage click: Psalm 49:1-12 …“Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me, those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?” vss. 5-6 The Psalmist was not impressed with those who flexed muscles and boasted about their riches. He considered them his persecutors and knew that they had accumulated their wealth at the expense of the lowly. In his eyes they were…

Daily Devotions: February 17, 2019

February 17, 2019                                                                                                      To read full passage click: Luke 6:24-26 …“But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.” vs. 24    A series of warnings immediately following a list of  blessings is not unusual in the Hebrew scriptures. The prophets used that tactic regularly in delivering their oracles. But Luke is the only gospel that has Jesus using this method. In his Sermon on the Plain, Jesus follows his favorable assessment of the poor with cutting…

Daily Devotions: October 13, 2018

October 13, 2018 Mark 10:23-27  …“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” vs. 25 It’s funny how upset folks get when their pastors talk about money. They might tolerate a few words on giving come Consecration Sunday, but at other times of the year pastors are expected to talk about spiritual stuff. Unfortunately, no one ever got the word to Jesus!…

Daily Devotions: August 9, 2018

August 9, 2018 Ephesians 4:25-28…“Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.” vs. 28 There’s something delightfully naive about this verse from Ephesians. Usually the writers of scripture come down hard on sinners; thieves are given warnings to change behavior or face harsh consequences. But here there are no threats or condemnation, just a heartfelt admonition for thieves to stop stealing and…