Proverbs 15:16
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Earth’s wealth lies before mankind to gather into treasure. The Father has also put within man the desire to always better himself, to strive and be more prominent than his fellow earthlings.
Our Creator has set all wealth in front of us and He said to Himself, “I know that man is not able to resist His carnal instincts, but this makes for a good trial run.” He has promised us all wealth and every desire of our hearts, but before this is to be accomplished in the millennium, he wants to train our hearts. Our Heavenly Trainer may ask Himself the following questions, “Will man just go and grab these riches instead of waiting for Me, their actual Owner, to give them to Him? Will man become an animal and trample others on his way to this wealth? Will he blotch his soul by using unrighteous means to obtain them? Will he neglect Me, the Word, and even his social obligations in gathering them?
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Earth’s wealth lies before mankind to gather into treasure. The Father has also put within man the desire to always better himself, to strive and be more prominent than his fellow earthlings.
Our Creator has set all wealth in front of us and He said to Himself, “I know that man is not able to resist His carnal instincts, but this makes for a good trial run.” He has promised us all wealth and every desire of our hearts, but before this is to be accomplished in the millennium, he wants to train our hearts. Our Heavenly Trainer may ask Himself the following questions, “Will man just go and grab these riches instead of waiting for Me, their actual Owner, to give them to Him? Will man become an animal and trample others on his way to this wealth? Will he blotch his soul by using unrighteous means to obtain them? Will he neglect Me, the Word, and even his social obligations in gathering them?
All of the above?"
Many promises of wealth and comfort are made to the righteous, but their fulfillment is mostly reserved for the messianic age. Talmudic sages have often imagined God asking Himself,
Many promises of wealth and comfort are made to the righteous, but their fulfillment is mostly reserved for the messianic age. Talmudic sages have often imagined God asking Himself,
“ So many wonderful things are reserved for the righteous in the world to come; how is it that he also complains about the problems of life on earth?"
Teaching His disciples about the uses and misuses of earthly wealth, the Master told a parable and asked the rhetorical question that should also confront our soul today:
Teaching His disciples about the uses and misuses of earthly wealth, the Master told a parable and asked the rhetorical question that should also confront our soul today:
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Luke 16:11.
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