Rick Snodgrass
The worth of wealth is not the same as net wealth. Proverbs 28:6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
2. It is critical to know the why of wealth. Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
3. The risks of wealth are many.
3. The risks of wealth are many. a. I can want it too much. Proverbs 15:27 The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.
3. The risks of wealth are many. a. I can want it too much. b. I can trust too much. Proverbs 11:4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
3. The risks of wealth are many. a. I can want it too much. b. I can trust too much. c. I can hold it too tight. Proverbs 28:27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
3. The risks of wealth are many. a. I can want it too much. b. I can trust too much. c. I can hold it too tight. d. I can use it unwisely. Proverbs 22:27 if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.
4. God’s way to wealth Proverbs 22:4 = Wisdom Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
The key thought that saves me is God is here. Proverbs 14:4 = Work Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.
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