But
they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many
foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
For the love of money is the root of all evil. 1 Timothy 6:9, 10.
Satan
has nets and snares, like the snares of the fowler, all prepared to
entrap souls. It is his studied purpose that men shall employ their
God-given powers for selfish ends rather than yield them to glorify God.
God would have men engage in a work that will bring them peace and joy,
and will render them eternal profit; but Satan wants us to concentrate
our efforts for that which profiteth not, for the things that perish
with the using.
The
glory of the world to come is eclipsed by the corruptible things of
earth. “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Matthew 6:21.
Your thoughts, your plans, your motives, will have an earthly mold, and
your soul will be defiled with covetousness and selfishness. “What
shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul?” Mark 8:36.
The day is coming when the idols of silver and gold will be cast to the
moles and to the bats, and the rich men will weep and howl for the
miseries that shall come upon them....
If
your thoughts, your plans, your purposes, are all directed toward the
accumulation of the things of earth, your anxiety, your study, your
interests, will all be centered upon the world. The heavenly attractions
will lose their beauty.... Your heart will be with your treasure....
You will have no time to devote to the study of the Scriptures and to
earnest prayer that you may escape the snares of Satan....
O
that the great interests of the world to come were appreciated! Why is
it that men are so unconcerned about the salvation of the soul when it
was purchased at such cost by the Son of God?
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