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Content A person's desire is escalating (synergistic). Rather, it is convenient and happy to live by a fountain when there is none. When you start to have some wealth, power, or fame, you want more, more, more. The greed is endlessly inflated. They do not know that they have been deprived of their happiness, they do not know that they have lost their health, they do not know that they are being abused. The situation of others is not known. You become a really bad person. It is greed to do this. That is why the Bible says, “When desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death” (James 1:15).
Today's text says, "He who is rich in this generation" (verse 17). It explains the rich people for the sake of this world and the rich people for the next life. So, the text gives a command now to those who are rich in this generation. First, it is said, “Do not exalt your heart. People have strange things. A rich man pretends to be righteous. He decides that what he has is the reward for his hard work. say it's normal. Is that all? They think that they have knowledge, as if they have personality. Sometimes they are mistaken for being respected.
So Jesus gave us valuable words. “A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Luke 12:15). “A man's happiness does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Neither life nor happiness is based on money. If the rich are always healthy and happy, the poor cannot live because of unfairness. Neither happiness nor health lies in the abundance of possessions. Rather, there are a lot of worries and anxieties because of the material. It's literally a firecracker. Money causes quarrels, fights, and ruins people. Is that all? I have no friends. I can't trust anyone. I can't even be honest. I can't be humble. This is truly miserable. You should be grateful for your daily bread. Instead of becoming a slave to surplus possessiveness, we will seek our daily bread. “Give us this day our daily bread…” (in the Lord’s prayer)
That is why the text says, “Do not put your hope in unclean riches” (verse 17) - there is no hope and there is no hope. They don't even have feet, so they go back and forth at will. Don't put your hopes up here. Solomon said, "Vanity and vanity, vanity, vanity, everything is meaningless" (Ecclesiastes 1:2).
Then where should we put our hope - "To put your hope in God" - and why? Because the giver is God. “The Lord gave, and the Lord took away” (Job 1:21). No one receives what God does not give. Therefore, a true Christian puts his hope in God. Then it says, “Give it generously so that you may enjoy it” (verse 17). The word ‘enjoy’ is the Greek word for “Ace Apollos”, which means ‘enjoyment’. It means that you give as much as you enjoy. This too is God's permission (1 Chronicles 4:10). And he says, “spend it for good.” It is living in the “pleasure of writing” while using it for good. When you spend more or less for a good cause, there is true joy.
In the Talmud, 'good work' means "Give to someone who can't repay. Give to someone you don't know at all. Give, but don't know who gave it. And forget it after you give. If these four conditions are met, it is a good thing." Money is an opportunity, It is a gift, a mission, and a responsibility. The day that will appear, the day the Lord comes - I bless you that you will enjoy a life worth living a good foundation and true life for me.