Numbers 16, Luke 4: 38-44, Luke 5: 1-16, Psalm 49
Psalm 49: 10-12 (ESV)
“For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid
alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. Their graves are their
homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called
lands by their own names. Man in his pomp will not remain he is like the beasts
that perish.”
In verses 10 through 12 from Psalm 49, the Psalmist tells us
everyone dies including those with wealth. Even if the wealthy man owned much
land and named the land after him, the final home of the wealthy man is grave. In
other words, we cannot take our wealth with us when we die. Nor can our
treasures be stores in the next world that we will inhabit when we Die. Despite
all a person’s wealth, they will still die like any common animal. These verses
applied to people during the time this Psalm was written and can still be
applied to our time today. Many people pursue wealth, but in the end none of it
matters when we die. If we trust in our wealth or boast of our riches, at the
end of our life we will still die like an animal. We should instead trust in
God and be proud of spiritual things, so we can live eternally and not go to
the Pit.
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