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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Ecclesiastes‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭)NLT‬‬)

FROM TODAY'S READING...

"Money, in truth, is one of the most unsatisfying of possessions. It takes away some cares, no doubt; but it brings with it quite as many cares as it takes away. There is trouble in the getting of it. There is anxiety in the keeping of it. There are temptations in the use of it. There is guilt in the abuse of it. There is sorrow in the losing of it. There is perplexity in the disposing of it. Two-thirds of all the strifes, quarrels, and lawsuits in the world arise from one simple cause—money!"

J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)

English evangelical Anglican bishop


Ecclesiastes‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭)NLT‬‬) Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!

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1 Timothy‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.


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