With Jack Bailey
Scripture And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life. ~Psalm 62:10, NLT Quote The bible teaches the distribution of wealth: it is called “giving,” not socialism or marxism. ~Ya’akov I like the NKJV version of Psalm 62:10, “If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them.” Proverbs 23:5 states…In the…
Scripture They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches. Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God. ~Psalm 49:6-7, NLT Quote Our wants are many but our needs are few. ~Gerald H. Wilson The inevitable temptation of wealth is that we will rely on it rather than God.…
Scripture Do not fret because of evildoers, be not envious toward doers of unrighteousness. For they will wither quickly like the grass and fade like the green herb. ~Psalm 37:1-2, LSB Quote God places a premium on human free will and because that will often opts for self-will and evil, the world as we know…
Scripture Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor. ~Proverbs 13:7, NLT Quote The real measure of wealth is how much we would be worth if we lost all our money. ~John Henry Jowett I am in Proverbs on Wednesday and also at Breakfast and the Bible.…
Scripture Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ~Matthew 5:3, AV Quote No man is rich who has not learned to be thankful. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer I think I used Bonhoeffer’s quote a couple of weeks ago but it fits today’s subject like a glove. I want to take Jesus…
Scripture My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart, my portion forever. ~Psalm 73:26, CSB Quote At death the ungodly lose all their wealth, but the Godly inherent the wealth they have never had. ~Ya’akov Psalm 73 was written by Asaph who was one of the worship leaders. He…
Scripture Rich men are conceited, but their real poverty is evident to the poor. ~Proverbs 28:11, LNT Quote Money has never made a man happy and never will. Instead of filling a vacuum, it creates a larger one. ~Ben Franklin Let me say two things right off of the bat, Ben Franklin was one smart…
Scripture Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. ~Ephesians 4:28, NKJV Quote We make a living by what we earn but we make a life by what we give. ~Sir Winston Churchill As we…
Scripture Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them. ~Psalm 49:16-17, NIV Quote It is no sin to have wealth, provided we earn it honestly, spend it wisely, and invest it…