"But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs."
Have you ever seen a pit that was dug in the ground as a trap. I have a picture in my mind of one that I saw and I can not remember where (possibly from a Rambo movie). It was a pit large enough for a man to fully stand up in. Along the sides of the pit are smooth wooden spears fastened all along the wall. The spears all are pointing at about a 135 degree angle down.
If you fell into it, you would be unable to grab a hold of anything to climb out. If a rope was lowered down to pull you out, you would be ripped by the sharp spears all pointing toward you. The pit was covered with a light mesh able only to hold the weight of some leaves that are covering the top, making you unable to detect that it is there.
Do you know that we are driven by our desires. Everything we do, or don't do is because of our desires. They are the driving engine that power all you think about, all your actions, and all your motives.
What is the fuel that power your desires? I would suggest that it is LOVE. Your love of ___________. You fill in the blank.
Are you driven by your love of God? Love of truth? Love of nature? Love of self? Love of significance? Love of safety? Love of peace and harmony? Love of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Love of personal glory? Love of athletics? You get the picture, it is the love of anything. But what specific fuel am I powered by that led me into this pit that I described above? It is the love of MONEY.
"It is through THIS CRAVING that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs."
I am here because of my love of money. I have wandered away from THE FAITH.
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