Riches and Right Living

Scripture:

Proverbs 11:4  "Riches won't help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death".

Observation:

The author lets us clearly know here that money can't buy your way out of judgement day.  Riches won't matter when this life is over.  We will stand before God and He won't be impressed by our investment accounts.  He will be impressed with right living.  God looks at how we handle money more than how much of it we have.

Application:

We need to live our lives in humility before God.  Right living is blessed by God.  We can make our lives about money or we can make our lives about God.  When our lives are about God, money generally will follow.  When our lives are about money, God takes notice.  When life comes to an end, we won't be judged on how much money we made, we will be judged on how we lived our lives.

Prayer:

Lord God Almighty, I bless Your name.  You are so worthy of praise and honor.  Thank you for reminding me this morning what life is really all about.  I thank You for blessing my life in so many ways.  Help me live in a way that honors You and brings glory to Your name.  Help me to live with the judgment in mind.

Your Son,
Jeff