Sobering words to think about
?"Greed is similar to lust.Its a burning desire to have something for personal gratification and willing to do almost anything to get it. Greed is a hunger that can never be satisfied. The more stuff we get the more we want. Greed can overpower us and draw us away from the Lord. At the heart of greed is selfish pleasure that can consume you. Being greedy for money can blind us to the needs of others which is the very opposite of being loving ,generous ,giving and gracious."1.Matthew 6:19-21'Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,where moth and rust doth corrupt ,and where thieves break through and steal.But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt ,and where thieves do not break through nor steal.For where your treasure is,there will your heart be also.'
2.Matthew 6:24"No man can serve two masters:for either he will hate the one,and love the other:or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.Ye cannot serve God and mammon {Money}."
"The impossibility of living for God and money is stated here in terms of masters and slaves. No one can serve two masters ! We cannot be loyal and obedient to both at the same time. Either we must put God first and reject the rule of greed and materialism or we must live for temporal things and refuse God's claim on us. Who is your Master and where is your loyalty ? These very words of Jesus are needed in today's culture of greed and materialism.