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Day 3 - Men Will Be Lovers of Money

This one is even common. As a young minister, I’ve had the privilege of interacting with people of diverse ages – teenagers, young adults and some elderly people - about the subject of money and work. Through the feedback I receive, most of them tell me that they work to get money, not necessarily to make any impact. Anytime I hear this, I keep wondering why people live.

I have no problem with people working. And money is essential both to do purposeful things and also to live in this highly economic world. But to love money is hugely problematic.

Loving money means doing all things possible precisely to get money, usually resulting in amassing wealth without any purpose or vision. The King James Version translates that aspect of the scripture (lovers of money) as “covetous.” Therefore, when we crave material things, and the purpose of all that we're doing is to acquire them while putting our faith aside, we are loving money. That is wrong.

Sincerely, covetousness won’t take you anywhere in life. Instead of craving material things, be mindful of building God’s kingdom, and He will supply all your needs (see Matthew 6:33, Philippians 4:19).