Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you (James 5:1).
Marveling words!
What is this problem with the rich or what is it that confront the rich that makes it hard for them to enter the kingdom of heaven?
Looking at James chapter 5, we could extract some of the things that confront the rich or some of the things that these type of rich people do:
1. They hold back more than necessary.
Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten (James 5:2).
2. Part of what they call their income is the wages of their workers they don't pay or underpaid.
Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts (James 5:4).
3. They get involved in self indulgence and showoff.
You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter (James 5:5)
4. They get into judging people wrongly.
You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you (James 5:6)
While it is good to be rich, those who desire it fall into temptation, those who have it battle with vanity, and those who don't have it are confronted with poverty. The solution? Have it but be very mindful of the pitfalls.
Many rich people are out there, but Jesus remains the perfect example to learn from. He was rich but humble and lowly.
Marveling words!
What is this problem with the rich or what is it that confront the rich that makes it hard for them to enter the kingdom of heaven?
Looking at James chapter 5, we could extract some of the things that confront the rich or some of the things that these type of rich people do:
1. They hold back more than necessary.
Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten (James 5:2).
2. Part of what they call their income is the wages of their workers they don't pay or underpaid.
Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts (James 5:4).
3. They get involved in self indulgence and showoff.
You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter (James 5:5)
4. They get into judging people wrongly.
You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you (James 5:6)
While it is good to be rich, those who desire it fall into temptation, those who have it battle with vanity, and those who don't have it are confronted with poverty. The solution? Have it but be very mindful of the pitfalls.
Many rich people are out there, but Jesus remains the perfect example to learn from. He was rich but humble and lowly.
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