Jackpot

A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. - Proverbs 28:20

It seems that every week in America someone strikes it rich. They win the jackpot. Some get rich by means of the lottery, others at a card table in Las Vegas. In their minds, these people went from poor to rich; from nothing to wealth. For most that's the fulfillment of a lifetime dream; immeasurable wealth. It's so easy to make our focus our lives on the pursuit of money.

That's what makes this verse in Proverbs so powerful because real wealth isn't found in pursuing wealth alone. It's found in the pursuit of God. It's through of our faithfulness to God that real riches can be found. Notice it didn't say that being rich was a sin. It absolutely doesn't say that. Faithfulness produces rich blessings. So why would God be against that? He isn't! But he is against a lifestyle and mindset that makes the money the focus and not God.

It's so important to understand that God wants you to be blessed; his Word promises it. But the blessing is contingent on our obedience and faithfulness. Change your focus from gaining wealth to living rich for God. Rich blessings from God last longer than any jackpot payout. You already hit the jackpot when you found Christ.