Tag: silver

Wealth and Riches

“therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you make your heart like the heart of a god,”

“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,’ yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god”

Zechariah 9:2   Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. Tyre has built herself a rampart and heaped up silver like dust, and fine gold like the mud of the streets. But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions and strike down her power on the sea, and she shall be devoured by fire.

Isaiah 23:8    Who has purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth?

Ezekiel 27:33    When your wares came from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with your abundant wealth and merchandise you enriched the kings of the earth.

Ezekiel 28:4     by your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;  by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth

Ezekiel 28:6  therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you make your heart like the heart of a god, therefore, behold, I will bring foreigners upon you, the most ruthless of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor.  They shall thrust you down into the pit, and you shall die the death of the slain in the heart of the seas. Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who kill you, though you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who slay you?

Job 9:4     He is wise in heart and mighty in strength —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—

1 Corinthians 10:22   Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

James 1:11    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.

God asks us to humbly serve, honor, praise, worship, follow and obey Him.  In this we acknowledge His sovereignty, power, might, over all there is.  Our heart knows that all comes from Him and we live in such a way that all glory, honor and praise goes to Him.  It is up to us to continue to walk in this humble service.  Our hope is not set on things we can see, touch, or own.  Our hope is on Him who alone is able to save and redeem us for eternal life with Him.  He is also the one who condemns those of proud and hardened hearts to eternal judgement.  We all have seen the wealthy and proud people, leaders, and nations fall.  Is this not at the hand of God?  Trust not unto your own understanding but lean onto God who is steadfast in taking care of those who choose to humbly serve Him.

Model of Good Works

“Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned,”

” please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart”

Psalms 26:1   Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.  Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind. For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness.  I do not sit with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites. I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked.

2 Corinthians 1:12  For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.

Titus 2:7  Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

Acts 20:33  I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.  You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.  In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

2 Kings 20:3  “Now, O LORD, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Proverbs 20:7  The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him!

Proverbs 29:25   ……but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.

What would our lives look like if we showed integrity, dignity, sound speech, or did not covet another money or position, working hard, helped the weak, walked in faithfulness, trusted God fully, and did not waver in our purpose to humbly serve, honor and obey God?  These all are aspects of growing in understanding and knowledge of God and choosing to apply them in our lives.  There has to be commitment, sincerity, and desire that is more than a thought.  It has to be a continually growing heart deep desire.  The confusion in this life-walk is to often the food that fuels our actions and is derived from what our mind takes in.  How much daily time is given to reading God’s word, meditating on it, praying, seeking Him and His purpose, listening to what His word is speaking to your heart, and discerning what is right?  James says if we read it and do not have works aligned with what we have read it is like looking into a mirror and forgetting what you look like.  Our lives should be a reflection of what we have read, God’s leading and our obedience to follow and apply/obey.