Few years ago, I read the story of a successful businessman who moved from grace to grass. I really admired his tenacity and passion for his work. I remember listening to him give advice to young people on how they can prepare for the future. He owned different businesses and employed over a 1000 people. But, his business empire collapsed in just a short time and the man who had gained national and international respect became a relatable cliche for grace to grass. This man’s story reminds us of the transient of wealth. No matter how much one gathers money, sustainability is not promised. Several economic and environmental factors can cause one to lose everything even if they had the best business experience. Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(1 Timothy 6:17) The Apostle Paul advised Timothy to “command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.” (1 Timothy 6:17). If in wealth or money alone we do have hope, then we are hopeless because money has wings and can fly away in a matter of years, months, weeks or even days. If our sustenance is money, then we have no root at all. It is good to be rich in money, we all want to have that financial freedom. However money should not trigger arrogance in us and neither should our hope be built on our wealth. Paul advised us to put our hope in God who provides everything for our enjoyment. Our knowledge of the uncertainties of wealth should cause us to be sober minded and focus on God. As we saw in our previous blog post, we can use our wealth to gain us eternal blessings. Timothy was instructed by Paul to “command the [rich] to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life” (1 Timothy 6:18-19). The people of the world use money to make friends in anticipation of the bad days (see Luke 16:1-13). The people of the Lord, that is believers, should learn the godly principles of making and using money. We shall discuss these further. If you should lose everything (riches) you have, do you still have hope? “My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness I dare not trust the sweetest frame But wholly lean on Jesus’ name On Christ the solid rock I stand All other ground is sinking sand All other ground is sinking sand”
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