Materialism

>> Verses to Scan (NIV)

  • Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  • Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
  • Jeremiah 9:23-24 This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on the earth, for in these I delight.”

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>> Thoughts to Ponder

  • Advertising tries to convince we need all kinds of material stuff. It promises that the right clothes or possessions will fill your deepest longings. And it’s just not true. When you see these messages, call ’em what they are—lies—and remind yourself of what really is true.
  • Is money the secret to happiness in life? Just look closely at the lives of the richest people on earth. Notice that some of them are among the most miserable.

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