Proverbs 1:19: So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners.

Insight

We live in a materialistic age today. Covetousness is the great sin of the hour. 1

Application

I remember hearing someone once say something like this: “Why do we buy things we do not need, with money we do not have, to impress people we do not know?” It is a great question to ponder. Greed will only hold you hostage. Generosity will always set you free.

Motivation

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21

To be content with all that the Lord has provided is more powerful than the uncertainty of riches. – TWEET IT

Prayer

Father, please keep my heart close to the treasures that I have found in You.

1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Proverbs) (electronic ed., Vol. 20). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

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Tommy Blumberg was ordained as a Calvary Chapel pastor in 1985, where he served as an assistant pastor at Calvary Fellowship, in Seattle. In 1992, Pastor Tom, his wife Pam, and their three daughters moved to Bellingham and began a Bible study, which led to the founding of Calvary Chapel Northwest. Tom blogs regularly at TommyBlumberg.com.