Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,
Than great treasure with trouble.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is,
Than a fatted calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15:16-17
One of the most horrible things that can happen
to a person, from the world’s viewpoint, is that that person might not have
stuff. A person who is missing the right
material possessions (or the right amount of material possessions) is called
“poor”, and is pitied by the world system.
The other side of this sad coin is that each person is also trained to
tell themselves that they would be much happier if they only had more money,
better things, or more “spare time”. This becomes the lash and spur for each person
to live a life of unconditional avarice for the next big house, nice car, or
new gadget. The Bible offers another
viewpoint: We would be better off by far
with the fear of the Lord in a loving home than we would with every treasure
and gadget, luxury and pleasure apart from Him.
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