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Topic: Wealth without Christ [Thursday May 14, 2015]

Text: Psalm 49:15-20

Key Verse: “But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me…” (Psalm 49:15).

He had everything going for him; wealth and riches as a result of enormous proceeds from his bountiful harvest. He thought of what to do and decided to pull down his subsisting barns to build a greater one that could house all his fruits and goods. Then he said, “I will say to my soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink and be merry.” He evidently had no thought for the God of the harvest. Little wonder “God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee…”.

Our text is one of the Psalms written, not to give praise, but rather to instruct and to lay bare the vanities of earthly riches. The rich and the poor have one thing in common: at death, they leave behind all they own here on earth. Many people today are engaged in the rat-race for wealth and some acquire it at the expense of their souls. At the time of death, many would wish they had invested less on earth and more in heaven.

Wealth invested here on earth would soon be corrupted by moth and rust; thieves and robbers would also break in and steal. It is futile to trust in riches that have a transitory nature. One whose life consists only of abundance of possessions, worldly pleasures and fame, has chosen to spend eternity in misery, weeping and utter damnation.

It becomes instructive then that as you read this, you will recognise the need to make up your mind to live for God, invest more in His kingdom and boast no more of your earthly riches. As believers, we are enjoined to rise above the ungodly pursuit of wealth and fret not at the prosperity of the wicked.

Bible in One Year: 2 Samuel 7-8

Thought for The Day: We brought nothing into the world, we will take nothing out.

DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.


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