![]() ![]() The promise of God’s word is that those who ‘put their hope in God’ (v.17) find ‘a firm foundation’ and ‘take hold of the life that is truly life’ (v.19). Ultimately, contentment only comes from putting your hope in God: ‘godliness with contentment is great gain’ (v.6). What promises security leads to perpetual insecurity. A selfish accumulation of wealth and an unhealthy obsession with material things will never bring contentment. The command to the rich, however, is that they do not ‘put their hope in wealth’ (1 Timothy 6:17). In the New Testament, there is no ban on private property or making money, or even enjoying the good things in life. ![]() Jesus warned us that ultimately you have to choose between money and God (Matthew 6:24). She lost her life in an attempt to save her treasures. Her body was unearthed in a sea of jewels. Encumbered by her treasures, she was overwhelmed by the rain of ashes from the volcano and was buried under it.ĭuring the course of modern building operations, her petrified body was found outside the area of the buried city of Pompeii, an ancient Roman port. As she fled, this woman was not prepared to leave behind her valuable jewels. Torrents of lava were erupting and pouring down from Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Her hands were full of rings, bracelets, necklaces, chains and other treasures. ![]()
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