1 Timothy 6:17-19
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
The charge we must give to those who are rich in the things of this world is simply to be humble in all God gives. Trust must be in the living God, the one in whom we live and breathe and move, in whom we have our being, not in the transitory possessions or wealth allowed by His grace. What He bountifully gives is for us to enjoy, yet we are not to be caught up in it to the point of distraction from the kingdom within us and to come in eternity. Therefore we charge each other to do what fulfills the two great commands toward God and man, doing what is good. This means riches of giving and sharing to meet needs from a loving and willing heart, not hoarding all we are given for ourselves, but investing in the eternal souls of others and what glorifies God through our Lord Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit who lives in us. These things we are to charge as if commanding, pointing the fellow sheep to follow the Great Shepherd of our souls in humility and service.
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