Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, "How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! For 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."
Luke 18:24-25 (ESV)Being wealthy can easily destroy people. Wealth itself is amoral. Trusting in wealth is evil. Being distracted by wealth is easy. Feeling superior to the poor when wealthy is common. Both of these results are destructive.
The poor and the rich struggle, yet we are warned that the rich have increasing opportunities to lose focus on what is essential in life.
Citizens of the United States of America are wealthy, and they will one day stand before God, without their wealth, to be judged along with the poor of the world. Perhaps then we will see clearly what role the resources God entrusted us with should have played. That day will be one of rejoicing or regret. For now, the choice is ours.
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