The Cost Of “EASY”….

The Babylonians were full of many god-worshippers. Unfortunately, none of them were God-fearing worshippers. They were idolaters and with all their successful military victories their wealth became their security. God allowed them to conquer Judah and exile most of them to Babylon. He allowed them to gain all the wealth Judah had and retrain all the brightest and strongest of the youth to benefit their own society. But then God punished them for abusing this privilege. Babylon became arrogant and falsely secure in their riches, fame, and power. Having this attitude prevented them from fully being prepared from disaster. How often do we tend to lose sight of the allure of these temptations? How often do we forget God because of our focus on fame, or, money or power? How often does this type of attitude fail us when adversity strikes? None of these can replace our relationship with God. Actually they compete with it. All it takes to prove this is for a rich man to get sick. His resources won’t cure his sickness. His fame won’t heal him either. As the saying goes, “having means (money) gives us the ability to say no to God” only gives us false security. It won’t heal us. It won’t save us. When the Bible talks about being rich, most of the time it means being close to God, having a rich, deep relationship with Him. That’s true riches. It’s not about accumulating wealth. Money does seem to make life a little easier, but the cost of "easy", robs us from a rich relationship with God. Is that what we really want?

11 So disaster will overtake you, and you won’t be able to charm it away. Calamity will fall upon you, and you won’t be able to buy your way out. A catastrophe will strike you suddenly, one for which you are not prepared. Isaiah 47:11