6/3/09 1 Timothy 6:17-19

SCRIPTURE:
(Please share the verse(s) which are speaking to you)
Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on tier uncertainty of riches, but on God who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. (1 Timothy 6:17 NAS)
OBSERVATION:
Just as in the ancient world there are people who could be described as the haves and the have nots. The “haves” sometimes (if not often) find source of comfort in monetary success. It becomes source of power and God is forgotten.
APPLICATION:
It might be easy to think of the “haves” in a pejorative sense. The “have nots” might be tempted to think those people deserve unhappiness and strife because they rely on earthly resources. But this is not the case we are called to share how God is the true source of happiness and salvation.
PRAYER:
Lord forgive me when I have relied on my own abilities or gifts rather than how you are my source of happiness and salvation.
YES:
I will teach all that God is the true source of riches.