There are a lot of TV shows that celebrate people who are rich, famous, or just want to be--everything from "Cribs" to "The Real Housewives of...(well, a bunch of different cities now!)" to entertainment news shows that talk about celebrities buying new homes, cars and the latest designer fashions.
Despite their shiny exteriors and wealth, it's interesting to see that many people who chase after fame and fortune are...well...pretty miserable. In today's passage, God is prophesying to Ezekiel about His people (before their eventual captivity). These verses about money and sin were interesting to me:
'They throw their money into the gutters.
Their hard-earned cash stinks like garbage.
They find that it won't buy a thing
they either want or need on Judgment Day.
They tripped on money
and fell into sin...
Interesting, right? In their love of money, God's people fell into sin. They chased after things instead of pursuing God and His purpose for their lives. And ultimately, He prophesied, they realized that the things that matter most in life aren't really things at all.
Is it wrong to have money? Of course not--we all need it not only to survive, but to help others by supporting churches and non-profit organizations. It's not wrong to have wealth, but it's wrong to allow wealth to have you--to run after wealth, trip up on it, and to fall into sin.
Tomorrow: Ezekiel 9-12
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