Isaac planted grain and had a good harvest that same year. The LORD blessed him, and Isaac was so successful that he became very rich. In fact, the Philistines were jealous of the large number of sheep, goats, and slaves that Isaac owned.
Genesis 26:12-14
You can become rich with "ill gotten gain" or you can be wealthy because of the blessings of God. The fact that a man has many goods does not mean he is unrighteous, and it does not mean that he is righteous. We judge a man too quickly because of his abundance of things or lack of abundance.
It is true that it is harder for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Money can easily become a stumbling block between you and God. There are also many temptations that a poor man never experiences.
When you look at your own storehouse of this world's goods ask yourself this question: Are these things the result of my pleasing God or are they Satan's attempt to draw me away from the Father? In fact, instead of asking yourself that question, ask God and listen for His answer. If your things are His blessing He will tell you how to use them, and if they are Satan's temptation God will tell you how to dispose of them!
Either way there are no dollars in Heaven! They will all burn up here on this earth. Some people are so rich that they have "money to burn," but the truth is that all money will burn.
"Lord, show me what Your real blessings are in this life and help me to seek You and not the blessings! Amen."
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