Proverbs 11:4

Proverbs 11:4 says:

Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

We work forty hour weeks. Some of us go for fifty or sixty. We have to pay the bills and feed the family. There is nothing wrong in that. There is nothing wrong in having nice things. But why do you want so much excess money in the bank?

God does bless us. Some of us with family, experiences, or money. Maybe we get a little bit of all. If He increases that bank account because you are using it to serve Him, then you fall on the righteous side of this verse. If you want the money because it makes you feel powerful, you have to have the best, or you just want more, then all you have is worthless.

Why is it worthless? In truth when the end of the world comes or we die, whichever comes first, there is no way to take all that wealth. It is usable here on this planet. Off this planet, it is worthless. God will be standing before. What He sees is not how much was in your bank account, how big your portfolio was, how much power you had, how many bedrooms your house had, how many houses you had, what make of car or how many. He will not care that you have a little to charity. All of that is worthless. What does He care about? 

He will ask you if you accept Him as Lord and Savior. He will ask if you accepted His presence and message He gave in the form of Jesus. He will ask if you humbled yourself to the Spirit. He will ask what you did with all that He gave you. That is all. Only the right answers to these questions will save you from eternal anguish. So what if you had millions? So what if you gave five million to charity? So what if you built huge buildings? So what? They all decay. They are nothing. He is forever. He is eternal. Do you want the pleasure of the moment or the peace of eternity?

May the only wealth you have be the wealth that He gives you in the form He deems correct. May you receive it with humility and a heart of servitude.