Bible Verse of the Day Tuesday June 21st, 2022

1 Timothy 6:17-19 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way, they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

This verse of scripture tells us that even if someone is blessed with great worldly riches in this world and wishes to be rich in life, they must use their wealth responsibly. Aspiring for earthly riches is extremely more hazardous than having material riches already. It is not just the less fortunate seeking more gold and silver; people with great means will always seek more.

This verse of scripture does not mean that having worldly fortune is somehow wrong or against God’s will. On the contrary, there have always been great people of God who were wealthy in material ways. To mention a few, God blessed David, Abraham, and Solomon with great wealth. However, the God-led people of means should have the heart with the Psalmist in Psalm 62:10 though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them. The aspiration for gold and silver will always lure us into one of Satan’s snares that very few people will ever discover the escape route. The desire for fame and fortune can only be met with spiritual wealth instead of gold and silver, everything else will be a one-way dead-end street. 

God is well aware of our desire to place our trust in gold and silver instead of trusting Him. God will guard us against Satan’s temptation to go after worldly riches instead of eternal riches in Him. Our heavenly Father desires that we trust Him, which is inevitable, instead of gold and silver which will not go into the life to come. Being a generous giver and doing good with our worldly possessions will guard our hearts against the temptation of materialism and placing our faith and trust in unsure wealth.

Paul’s message to Timothy was to forget any interest in gold and silver and be satisfied with God’s mission for him as a minister of the gospel of Christ Jesus. Our hands are not designed to grab hold of two things at once. Consequently, since we may only have one, make sure it is the most important one. Seek after eternal life and everything else will be provided by God (Matthew 6:33). 

A quote from Charles Spurgeon: “From this, it is evident that if he lays hold on eternal life, he will have to fight for it; and that if he has to fight, he can only fight by laying hold upon eternal life with a tenacious grip.” 

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