Proverbs 11:4
4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death. – niv
4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. -kjv
Meditations:
1) While most of us are working now, we are saving for our retirement. We put aside a certain percentage of our income into savings or different financial instruments for better returns. We are concerned about how to earn more money to supplement our income now, so that we will live comfortably now and retire comfortably later. We hope to be financially secure when we retire.
2) While it is important to accumulate wealth for later use, we should not be too obsessed with it. If God calls us back to Him now, wealth is worthless in the day of judgment. It cannot buy us redemption or salvation. Hence, it is important to balance our spiritual needs with wealth acquisition. Earn money from your job but also read the bible more and meditate on it more and assimilate it more.
3) The righteousness that delivers from death is our faith in Jesus Christ. Romans 3:22 -
22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: -kjv
4) It is better to have faith in Jesus Christ than to yearn for more money.
