Wealth Comes By Humility
Proverbs 22:4
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
To whom does God give wealth? Who are the recipient of riches and honour from God? Our opening Scripture answers this question. It tells us that by humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life. The world believes that the contrary is true. They believe that pride and corruption in despise of God's ways bring prosperity. They are ignorant of the fact that God created the earth, and the principles that govern the world are of and from Him. The devil did not create the earth, and so his ungodly principles of amassing wealth are not original; he only wants to twist God's principles to create his own. The earth will only respond faithfully and consistently to God's principles of wealth creation, not the devil's.
Proverbs 13:22 tells us that
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
All the wealth that the ungodly are gathering far themselves is only temporal. The unchanging Word of God says the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just; which means they laid it up, but not for themselves. They only laid up the wealth for the just. The just is a righteous man who fears the Lord and walks in His ways. He does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the ways of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful (Psalms 121-3).
It is worthy of note that anyone who amasses wealth to himself by ungodliness will not live long enough to enjoy it. He is laying it up for the godly. Those who embezzle public funds, or steal from their bosses, just to get wealthy cannot have the blessing of God on them; but those who humble themselves and seek the Lord by following His righteous ways, will increase in wealth, riches and honour; for God gives riches, honour and life to those who fear Him. Job was a just man who feared the Lord and he was the richest and greatest of the people in the East (Job 1:1-3).
Don’t believe the lie that says the fear of the Lord tends to poverty. It is not true! This is the truth: By humility and the fear of the Lord come riches, honour and life!
Thanks for your fine contribution.
Material things is not everything. In this regards we can imitate our great Knight, @sirknight. Living a simple life is all we just need.
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Physical things may be very appealing, but can it give us a happy life? Some rich people because of their desire to get rice have gotten involved in many illegitimate activities. We must stay alert to the consequences of "loving money more than God" and recognize the constant need for humility as a primary feature of our spiritual resume. Thanks for sharing.
It is worthy of note that anyone who amasses wealth to himself by ungodliness will not live long enough to enjoy it
Well said indeed
Humility is one very important topic worthy of note. Truly, a man that humbles himself, God will lift him. But a man that is proud shall be brought down.
Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
This is a fact because even in our world, we can see example of them around us.
To think one will become rich by living humbly never enters the mind of one who truly is. They have no thought of riches and honor as the earned reward for humility. They are humble out of a profound sense of their own poverty. Yet the wisdom of Solomon states the wages of humility are riches, honor, and life.
The Bible says: Proverb 22:4 Humility is the fear of the LORD; its wages are riches and honor and life.
Those who truelly trust in the lord and work with him will always be happy and receive his blessing.
Grace is upon those who trust him and do his will through his word.
God is the only one who can forgive us our sins any time we have gone contrary to his will.
His desire is tinder us successful in life and not to see us fail his love has always guilded those who trust in him and his mercies his been the focus in our lives.
We who call our selves Christ should always find some where in our hearts to forgive those who have done wrong to us and we should. Always be perfect and rejoice because he the lord will forgive us too.
The truly humble person will be rich in spiritual matters, luxuriating in peace with God, confident in the prospect of eternal reward; and, recognizing and appreciating those “riches” as coming to them personally from God’s hand. They consider themselves as mightily blessed beyond all deserving. These are the riches, honor, and life which are the wages of humility in the fear of God.
Humility is a kind of virtue that pleases God. A humble person is the right candidate for God's blessings and prosperity. The bible says : But he gives more grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble. James 4:6