James 1:9-11 "Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits."
Points to Ponder
As I consider this week's verse, I am reminded of the brevity of life. Whether rich or poor, both will come to an end. We can waste a lot of time on worldly issues, distracted by money, little or much. Both can be distracting. Remember Matthew 6:24, "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money."
In reality anything can distract us from God. Good things can distract us from God. Because they are good, their distraction is ever so subtle.
In the end, what will matter is not how much money we had, what letters came after our names, how thin or not we were, how big or small our house was, but in the end were we totally devoted to God? Did we love God with our whole heart, soul, mind and strength? It is a challenge to keep our eyes on the eternal rather than the temporal because oft times the temporal screams for attention. Let us look beyond the things of this world to gaze upon the person of Jesus Christ.
Blessings,
Diane
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