Money

It happens from time to time - a lottery jackpot reaches an almost unfathomable amount, and people, fueled by media frenzy, rush to the convenient stores.

"You can’t win if you don’t play!"

"Who knows? Somebody has to win. Why not?"

During the latest frenzy there was a good article by NBC news entitled, "$500 million jackpot will buy you. . . misery." It tells of how the winners of big jackpots are often less happy after winning than they were before. The two winners should pay attention.

All that reminded me of a few verses of Scripture.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 — Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.

1 Timothy 6:9,10 — People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Hebrew 13:5 — Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."

Amen.