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Don’t Hoard Your Riches
Ecclesiastes 5:15
As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
You can spend your life chasing after riches, but when it comes your time to die you cannot take those riches with you. This verse tells us that as we came out of our mothers’ wombs so we will die (with nothing in our hands).
This tells me that we are spending our time on the wrong things. We should be working on helping others through encouragement, spreading the gospel, and other things that apply to salvation. Those are the treasures we build up in heaven. By helping lead others to the Lord Jesus Christ, we are promoting the kingdom of God.
Now, this doesn’t mean that we don’t have to work to support ourselves while we are here. It does mean that we are not to hoard our riches and expect to keep all those earthly things safe. The only safe thing is salvation in Jesus.
