Ecclesiastes
10:19
Money
is Not the Answer
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- 10:19
A feast is made for laughter,
- and wine
makes life merry,
but money is the
answer for everything.
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
Money is the
answer?
This passage from
Eccleastes makes us presume that Solomon
is a money mogul saying "money is the
answer for everything."
In reality, although
we need money for survival, it can not buy
joy or contentment.
The excitement of
the new gadget or upgrade we bought last
week will be gone by next week and then we
will have to go out and buy something else
for temporary happiness.
There is absolutely
nothing wrong with having money; it's the
love of money that gives us the
problems.
An interesting scene
from a movie I watched years ago comes to
mind about how many people view life. The
movie was starring Danny DeVito who was
one of the wealthiest people in New
York.
His view on life and
happiness was that life was like a
game...
This is not a direct
quote but it went something like;
"You make all
the money you can and whoever has the most
when he dies, wins."
Life is like
a game but the joy comes from depending on
God, and not money, to solve our problems.
Money is temporary. God is
forever.
Love in
Christ
- Bob
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Bob
Pardue is a
member of First
Baptist Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained from Rich
Hill Baptist in Lancaster.
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