The Value We Place On Things….

The value we place on things is usually temporary. What we treasured as a child becomes meaningless as an adult. I remember wanting a coon skin hat, the Davy Crockett kind. We had gone to the rodeo and they had them there. My parents didn’t have the money to get one. I pouted for months. I eventually got one, but it had lost its magical fervor. Money tends to do the same thing to us. It gives us a false sense of security. We use it to obtain things that we think will make us happy, only later to find out it didn’t last very long. The value we place on things can also be very subjective, usually based on our circumstances. Case in point, a dehydrated, dying man crawling in the desert if given the choice of receiving a bucket of diamonds vs a bucket of fresh water will choose the bucket of water every time. Unless of course he is a fool. The bucket of diamonds will do him no good in his circumstance (death). That’s what the allure of wealth does. It’s valued by all until we get into a circumstance that renders it valueless. When that happens our priorities get rearranged and put into proper perspective. Usually this tragedy ends up being too late and we suffer regret which leaves us hopeless, unable to fix what we broke. Here in Ezekiel chapter 7 we see the Israelites who were trapped in Jerusalem being attacked by the Babylonian army desperate for help. God was punishing them for their sin. Their money, silver and gold were being tossed out in the streets like garbage. The point is, nothing will be able to save a human being from God’s judgement; not money, not popularity, not power, and not even a prominent position. Wealth cannot save us on the day of judgement. The only thing that can save us is our position in Christ. And money cannot put us there. What we value matters. And how we use it to get to that position matters more. Value our relationship with God the most and we benefit and receive the greatest value of return. Don’t buy into Satan’s lies about money. It will eventually cost you your life. And the only wealth you will receive is the punishment unrepentant sin so richly deserves.

19 “They will throw their money in the streets,tossing it out like worthless trash.Their silver and gold won’t save them on that day of the Lord’s anger.It will neither satisfy nor feed them,for their greed can only trip them up. Ezekiel 7:19