The Root of All Evil
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my
master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which
he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of
him. So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after
him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well? And
he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be
come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give
them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. And Naaman
said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of
silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his
servants; and they bare them before him. And when he came to the tower, he took
them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go,
and they departed. But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said
unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again
from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive
garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants,
and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and
unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as
snow.”
(2 Kings 5:20-27)
Today’s Morsel: Money, money, money;
money! Okay, almost went worldly on you. That was a song sung in
the 60’s by a group called the O’Jay’s to stress the danger of money. But
of course, the apostle Paul had already told us, “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted
after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many
sorrows.”
(1 Timothy 6:10) When money becomes our love and
the love of the church, evil is bound to happen. Yes, we need money to
live and to do things in our lives, but we must not fall in love with it.
Many today are suffering with ill health, sorrow, and pain because they allowed
themselves to fall in love with money. Somewhere along the line Gehazi,
Elisha's servant, like Judas, fell in love with money and they both suffered
because of their choice to go after it. We must never allow money to take
preeminence over Jesus in our life.
Sing: Jesus be the Lord of all. Jesus be the
Lord of all. Jesus be the Lord of all, the kingdoms of my heart.
Thought For Today: Don’t allow money to
control your heart. You control it.
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