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🌿 The Promise and the Peril: Biblical Prosperity and the Love of Money 🌿

Deuteronomy 8:18 – “But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth…”

1 Timothy 6:10 – “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil…”

Let's wrestle with a tension that sits at the heart of the Christian walk—a tension between the promise of God’s provision and prosperity, and the Bible’s sobering warning about the love of money. On one side, Scripture speaks of blessing, abundance, and divine provision. On the other, it warns that money can corrupt, entangle, and even destroy.

So how do we live faithfully between these two poles? Let us open our hearts to God’s Word and seek the wisdom to walk the narrow path of faithfulness.

1. The Promise of Prosperity: A Gift from God

Throughout Scripture, prosperity is presented as a blessing from God. Consider Abraham, Isaac, Jacob—men of faith who were materially blessed. In Deuteronomy 28, blessings are promised for obedience: “You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country… the fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land…”

God does bless His people. He gives the ability to produce wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18). Proverbs is filled with practical wisdom about diligence leading to abundance: “Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth” (Proverbs 10:4).

But notice—biblical prosperity is always tied to relationship and responsibility. It is not about accumulating for self, but stewarding for God's glory.

2. The Warning Against the Love of Money: A Spiritual Snare

Then comes the striking contrast in the New Testament. 1 Timothy 6:10 doesn’t say money is evil—it says the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Jesus Himself warned, “You cannot serve both God and money” (Matthew 6:24).

Why? Because money makes a tempting god. It offers security, status, and comfort. But it also breeds greed, pride, and forgetfulness of the One who provides. Look again at Deuteronomy 8:17: “You may say to yourself, ‘My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.’” The danger is forgetting God in the blessing.

Money isn’t the enemy. Misplaced affection is.

3. Living in the Tension: Faithful Stewardship

So how do we hold the blessing of prosperity without falling into the trap of loving money?

Gratitude and Humility: Always remember the source of all provision. Nothing we have is ultimately our own. Everything is on loan from the Lord.

Generosity: God blesses us not to raise our standard of living, but our standard of giving. The early church shared freely. We are called to be channels of blessing, not reservoirs.

Contentment: Paul says in Philippians 4:11, “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” Wealth is not the goal—Christ is. When He is our treasure, we can hold the things of this world loosely.

Kingdom Perspective: Jesus told the rich young ruler to give all he had to the poor. Why? Not because wealth is evil, but because it had his heart. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Conclusion:

We are not called to poverty, nor are we called to prosperity for its own sake. We are called to faithfulness. God may bless you with abundance—or He may teach you contentment in little. In either case, the question is not, “How much do I have?” but “Whom do I serve?”

Let us pursue neither riches nor poverty, but Christ. And in Him, we will find a wealth that moth and rust cannot destroy.

Let us pray.

Heavenly Father, Thank You for every good gift, and for Your faithful provision. Guard our hearts from greed, and teach us to steward what we have with open hands and joyful generosity. May we seek first Your kingdom, trusting that all else will be added in Your time and way. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Dear Lord, I apologize for continually committing sins every day that cause You sadness. I humbly ask for Your help. Contact us via WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fj17VLXM7xP... Are you weary of repeatedly confessing your sins to God? Do you wish to stop sinning? If yes, please continue reading, and you will find the path. God says, “When Jesus came into the world of man, He ushered in the Age of Grace and ended the Age of Law. During the last days, God once more became flesh, and with this incarnation He ended the Age of Grace and ushered in the Age of Kingdom. All those who are able to accept the second incarnation of God will be led into the Age of Kingdom, and will moreover become able to personally accept the guidance of God. Though Jesus did much work among man, He only completed the redemption of all mankind and became man’s sin offering; He did not rid man of all his corrupt disposition. Fully saving man from the influence of Satan not only required Jesus to become the sin offering and bear the sins of man, but it also required God to do even greater work to rid man completely of his satanically corrupted disposition. And so, now that man has been forgiven of his sins, God has returned to the flesh to lead man into the new age, and begun the work of chastisement and judgment. This work has brought man into a higher realm. All those who submit under His dominion shall enjoy higher truth and receive greater blessings. They shall truly live in the light, and they shall gain the truth, the way, and the life.” God’s word tells us: The Lord Jesus was crucified for humanity, serving as a sin offering for people; but He did not undertake the work of removing human sinful natures. In reality, we still continue to be bound by sin, living in corruption without being able to free ourselves. Therefore, in the last days, God has returned to flesh; He has expressed numerous truths and carried out the work of judgment and purification. This aims to enable us to completely break free from the bondage of sin, attain purification, and qualify to inherit God’s promises, entering the kingdom of heaven. Having understood this, do you desire to promptly seek the work of judgment and purification performed by the returned Lord in the last days? If so, feel free to click the WhatsApp link to join our group for learning God’s words.#lastdays #endtimes #endofdays #dailydevotion #morningdevotion #motivation #worship #secondcoming #dailyscripture #scriptureverse  #LordJesus #wisevirgin  #praiseandworship #thankyoulord #prayerwalk #godismysource #christislife #jesusistheanswer #relyongod #jesusisking #jesusfirst #jesusislove #prayertime #revelation  #knowingjesuschrist #biblestudy #gospel #prayer #bibleverse Témoignage chrétien en français « Les leçons que j'ai tirées de mon renvoi » https://reurl.cc/4jvdgK