Today's Passage:  Ecclesiastes 5-6

In Randy Alcorn's book The Treasure Principle, he gives us these insights on what scripture says about money:

Throughout the entire Bible there are roughly 2,350 verses concerning money. This is roughly twice as many as faith and prayer combined. Fifteen percent of everything Jesus said related to money and possessions. He spoke about money and possessions more than heaven and hell combined. The only subject Jesus spoke of more often is the Kingdom of God. Why? Because the Scriptures make clear there is a fundamental connection between a person's spiritual life and his attitudes and actions concerning money and possessions. Often we divorce the two -- Christ sees them as essentially related to one another.

God knew that our possessions would have the potential to be a major stumbling block to righteousness.  Just in these passages alone, scripture warns us that we will never be able to have enough in this world to be satisfied...we will always want more.  Scripture also reminds us that none of what we accumulate in this world will be taken with us into the next one...all that this world can offer will perish.  The only things we can take with us are eternal actions that bring glory to God.

Ask God to examine your heart today...does money have a hold on you?  Are you looking to possessions for happiness and contentment?  If so, release your grip on the temporal and focus on the eternal!