AV 23
Loving Wealth
“An overseer, then, should …” (1Tim 3:2)
“… not {be} a lover of money [insatiable for wealth and ready to obtain it by
questionable means].” (1Tim 3:3 AMPC, insert mine)
Just
because a minister has a giant, palatial mansion does not necessarily mean that
he/she is qualified, and approved of by Elohim.
Just because a ministry leader has his/her own jet airplane, a ten-car
garage filled with expensive vehicles, and whose entire message endorses a
prosperity doctrine, does not validate the godliness the individual tries to
portray. Wealth and prosperity are not
any type evidence of Elohim’s approval and anointing. Let me repeat that one: Just because an individual is blessed with
prosperity DOES NOT automatically
qualify them for any leadership
position. And those ministers that use
their positions of authority to enrich themselves beyond reason – I had better
not say more. Elohim will deal with them
in His timing, and on His terms.
Wealth,
and money, of themselves, are not evil.
Having a sufficiency to meet our needs (not primarily our wants), with
an excess left over to be used to help those who are in need (see Eph 4:28; Luke 3:11) is a worthwhile endeavor and
goal. However, one who is engaged in the
pursuit of wealth, just for personal gain and pleasure, is something that
should probably be investigated further before sitting under such a
leader. Wealth, and the display of it,
does not impress me. How much an individual freely gives away,
with the focus on who to, might go
further to spark my attention. The
commandment has always been, and will
continue to be, to remember the poor, the orphans, and the widows (see Jam
1:27; Deu 15:7, 11).
‘Nuf
said.
“Give, and it shall be given to
you. A good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over shall be
put into your lap. For with the same measure with which you measure, it shall
be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38)
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