Love that God Hates (Part 2) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

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1 Timothy 6:9-10... But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 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. In Part 2 of this message, we examine the snares and seductions of wealth. The grasp of greed can choke a person spiritually and ruin his or her life. Those who fall in the traps of temptations drown in destruction and err from the faith. Some folks are gripped so strongly by greed that they go to their graves with their love for money. For example, there was a man who worked all his life and saved as much as he could. He loved money more than anything. Just before he died, he said to his wife, "When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me. I want to take my money into the afterlife with me." His wife promised she would. At his funeral, just before the undertakers closed the casket, his wife put a box in the casket. The undertakers shut the casket and rolled it away. The wife's friend said, "I know you weren't foolish enough to put all that money in there with that man." She said, "I can't lie. I promised him I would put that money in the casket with him." Her friend asked, "You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him?" "I sure did," said the wife. "I wrote him a check." (Haha) Whether it is a check or cash, after you are dead, it is not going to be of any value to you. In fact, someone else will find value in what you leave behind. King Solomon spoke about this. * Ecclesiastes 6:1-2...There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. Beloved, if you reach out for fulfillment from the "things" of this life that money can buy, you'll discover that the satisfaction of the heart and soul from those things will be out of your reach. For nothing in life was designed to give you total fulfillment and satisfaction except God. Everything else is but a cheap imitation that provides at best a temporary thrill. This message was preached on Wednesday night, September 6,2023, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

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• Love & Compassion