S ~ O don’t be dismayed when the wicked grow rich and their homes become ever more splendid. For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
In this life they consider themselves fortunate and are applauded for their success. But they will die like all before them and never again see the light of day. People who boast of their wealth don’t understand; they will die, just like animals. Psalm 49:16-20
O ~ You can take no riches with you to the grave, nor do they follow you into the next life. When people focus on this life, it is clear they don’t understand.
A ~ How tempting it is to focus on those who ‘have it made’. They have fortune (fortunate) and success, and are commended for it. It must not be so in my life. My life must be focussed on eternity, not the things of this world. The problem is I do understand - and still get tempted to focus on this life, the here and now, right in front of me. They have an excuse - they don’t understand - but I do.
P ~ Lord, please help me enjoy the passing pleasures of this life, without being jealous or covetous or discontent. Help me to focus on eternity, on seeing heaven populated with people who have come across me, and I have pointed them to You.
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