Job 8-10, Matthew 19: 16-30, Psalm 18: 37-42
Matthew 18: 23-24 (ESV)
“And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only
with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell
you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich
person to enter the kingdom of God.”
In verses 23 and 24 from Matthew 18, Jesus tells his disciples
that it will be hard for someone who is reach to enter the kingdom of heaven.
In the Bible commentaries I read, many scholars noted that riches are a problem
for the people that have them because wealth makes you satisfied with life. If
one is satisfied with one’s life, there is often no reason for a person to want
to pursue a relationship with God because they have no needs or wants. There
are also cases where people spend so much time seeking and then managing their
riches, that they have no time to seek a relationship with God. But to not seek
God even if you are satisfied with your wealth is wrong because wealth does not
last. Wealth can be taken away from a person at any time, and if you do not
have a relationship with God you will not be able to rely on Christ to help you
get through life if a financial disaster should befall you.
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