MONEY AND AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE

Contentment is the result of having our perspectives determined by Scripture and that to which God has called us. Contentment means that the greatest gain in life is to come to the place where Christ is more important than anything: more than things, more than money, and more than accumulation. Christ satisfies me most. Paul says, the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils (I Timothy 6:10). If we are controlled by our desire for things and money, what are we willing to do to obtain those things, and what does that do to our spiritual lives? Our love for Christ and our focus upon him is replaced by greed and covetousness. This is why covetousness is a form of idolatry. We love things more than we love Christ. We worship the temporary things we crave, things which will not bring contentment, while ignoring the one who can bring the greatest contentment, the one who is eternal. A Roman Proverb said, “wealth is like sea water, so far from quenching a man’s thirst, it intensifies it.” The more he gets the more he wants and more he is willing to do whatever it takes to obtain it. He becomes more and more willing to compromise his principles.