The love of money

From the Pastor’s Pen – By Brian Horrobin

Who among us doesn’t secretly hope to make the big time and win the lottery?

We imagine it to be the solution to all our problems and the ticket to the easy life.

Not so fat!

Britain’s youngest lottery winner, Callie Rogers, hit the jackpot in 2003.

The 16-year-old supermarket checkout girl won a whopping $2.5 million.

She then proceeded to go wild, quitting her job and going on a wild and unfettered spending spree.

After 10 years of cosmetic surgery, drug parties, vacations, and gifts she was left with a mere $2,580 in her bank account.

Similarly, Kentucky resident David Edwards blew a $27 million Powerball jackpot in 2002 in under 5 years on a huge mansion, luxury cars, and a Learjet, as well as lots and lots of narcotics.

Sadly, ravaged by drugs and estranged from his wife, Edwards died in 2013 at the age of 58, penniless and alone.

Contrary to what many believe, money does not make one happy or make the world go around.

The apostle Paul warned us about having a wrong affection for money.

Listen to what he said in 1 Timothy 6:9-10: “People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 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.”

It is okay to have money; what’s not okay is if money has you.

- Advertisment -