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[vision conquest]

Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything through prayer and supplication, along with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God. And the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and mental powers by means of Christ Jesus.

 

[Cheshire_Kat]

Revelation 7:9, 14-17

After that I saw that there was a huge number, impossible for anyone to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language;
they were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palms in their hands.
They shouted in a loud voice,answered him, 'You can tell me, sir.'
Then he said, 'These are the people who have been through the great trial; they have washed their robes white again in the blood of the Lamb.
That is why they are standing in front of God's throne and serving him day and night in his sanctuary; and the One who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.
They will never hunger or thirst again; sun and scorching wind will never plague them,
because the Lamb who is at the heart of the throne will be their shepherd and will guide them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.'

 

[Hannah Capps]

10 “He who is faithful in a very little thing is also faithful in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little thing is also dishonest in much. 11 Therefore, if you have not been faithful in the use of earthly wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you? 12 And if you have not been faithful in the use of that [earthly wealth] which belongs to another [whether God or man, and of which you are a trustee], who will give you that which is your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand devotedly by the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon [that is, your earthly possessions or anything else you trust in and rely on instead of God].” Luke 16:10-13

Also an often misquoted or misunderstood verse:

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy: 6:10

The opening phrase of this verse is at once famous and obscure. It is famous for being the inspiration for the common adage "money is the root of all evil." It's obscure in the sense that—in reality—the verse says no such thing. Rather, what is being decried is the love of money. Wealth and success are as good or bad as what one does with them. Greed and obsession with money form the basis of many kinds of sin, as verse 9 described in detail.

The Greek word for "all" used here is pantōn. This can literally mean "all" in the sense of "every single one," but it also is used in a more non-literal way. For example, the same root word is used in Matthew 3:5 to say that "all Judea" went to be baptized. It is also used in Colossians 1:6 when saying that the "whole world" was seeing the gospel bearing fruit. Here, as in Matthew and Colossians, the meaning seems to be more "every kind of," not literally "absolutely every single one."

In other words, the point is not that all sin is always the result of material greed. Rather, it is that a love of money can lead a person to virtually any other sin. Greed can enhance, inspire, and amplify the temptation of any other sin and lead us to disaster. This is why Paul continues by saying that believers tempted by a love of money can leave a close walk with God. They are prone to exchanging holiness for a focus on building wealth for personal gain. Paul notes that those who had already done so had "pierced themselves with many pangs." The word picture used here is one of self-inflicted wounds. Source

Think of what these above verses mean: we can't serve and give our hearts' affection to two things; we'll love one thing and hate God or love another and serve it rather than the living God.

And the love of a tool, money, or again anything else rather than Jesus. Becomes frankly evil.

I struggle with this. God read my mail this morning when I had my devotion. Woah, God. Yeah. Ouch. Even my intelligence, or a gift He gave me, beauty, music, writing, etc., if God isn't number one, that loved thing for myself becomes sin. Oh, this was an ouch for me this morning. Check up from my neck up.

Also, think of the many evil things that we can all agree on: drugs, human trafficking, and obvious wicked and detrimental issues that split up people, families, and communities. This is the tie-in, with the affection or doing anything for money to support fill in the blank. To hell with the consequences.

Love yawl. I'm mentioning the above for the benefit of others (myself included.)