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Get Rich Quick?, by Alan Smith
Linda was on vacation playing the slot machines. It was her first
time in a casino, and she wasn't sure how the machines operated.
"Excuse me," she said to a casino employee. "How does this work?"
The worker showed her how to insert a bill, hit the spin button,
and operate the release handle. "And where does the money come
out?" she asked.
He smiled and motioned to a far wall before saying, "Usually at the
ATM."
That's the trouble with gambling and other "get rich quick" schemes.
There's only one person getting rich, and it's not you! The lure of the
schemes, however, is quite strong. The temptation is that you might
come away with that big jackpot and go home with your pockets full
without putting forth much effort. The reality, however, is much more
like the apostle Paul said:
But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare,
and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in
destruction and perdition (1 Timothy 6:9 NKJV).
It's not surprising that Jesus had so much to say!
Considering the constant temptation of money, it's not surprising that
Jesus had much to say about the subject. It is significant, though,
that Jesus didn't talk as much about what to do with our money as he
talked about the right kind of attitude we ought to have toward it.
Agur, in his pearls of wisdom contained in Proverbs, also had much to
say about our attitude toward wealth. One of my favorite verses on the
subject is this one:
Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor
riches. Feed me with the food allotted to me; Lest I be full and
deny You, And say, "Who is the LORD?" Or lest I be poor and steal,
And profane the name of my God (Proverbs 30:8-9).
May you be sufficiently blessed. But, may your riches -- and your
desire for them -- never diminish your sense of need for God.
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(c) 2008 Alan Smith <alansmith.servant@gmail.com>. Used by
permission. This devotional was reprinted from Thought for the
Day <http://www.TFTD-online.com>.
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* The Gamble
http://www.heartlight.org/wjd/matthew/1216-wjd.html
* Thought for the Day
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