YOU STILL LACK ONE THING
When Jesus heard these things, He said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."--Luke 18:22
"Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another." [Leviticus 19:11.] This is done in nearly all transactions of real estate buying and selling, and many who are engaged in this business need to cut lose from it before they can be considered as healthful branches of the church....
The message from the lips of Christ is, "Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not." [Luke 12:33.] There will be many great failures in earthly banks, and in speculations, including mining and real estate.
How pleased Satan would be if in the very time when men should be selling their possessions to sustain the cause of God, he can so deceive them that all their available means shall be invested in land speculation and other worldly enterprises, thus taking away from the cause of God means which should flow into the treasury to advance His work in the earth....
Satan sets in operation schemes that will produce in the minds of our brethren a great desire to try their fortunes, as in a lottery. One and still another are flattered by strong representations of financial gain if they will only invest their money in lands....
The device of Satan is successful;...The spirit of greed is fostered, and the naturally penurious man begrudges every dollar that is called for to be used in the advancement of the cause of God in the earth. (Letter 41, July 7, 1888)
REFLECTION: The lover of self is a transgressor of the law. This Jesus desired to reveal to the [rich] young man, and He gave him a test that would make manifest the selfishness of his heart. He showed him the plague spot in his character. The young man desired no further enlightenment. He had cherished an idol in the soul; the world was his god....In his love of self and worldly gain he was out of harmony with the principles of heaven. (Christ Object Lessons, 392)
When Jesus heard these things, He said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."--Luke 18:22
"Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another." [Leviticus 19:11.] This is done in nearly all transactions of real estate buying and selling, and many who are engaged in this business need to cut lose from it before they can be considered as healthful branches of the church....
The message from the lips of Christ is, "Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not." [Luke 12:33.] There will be many great failures in earthly banks, and in speculations, including mining and real estate.
How pleased Satan would be if in the very time when men should be selling their possessions to sustain the cause of God, he can so deceive them that all their available means shall be invested in land speculation and other worldly enterprises, thus taking away from the cause of God means which should flow into the treasury to advance His work in the earth....
Satan sets in operation schemes that will produce in the minds of our brethren a great desire to try their fortunes, as in a lottery. One and still another are flattered by strong representations of financial gain if they will only invest their money in lands....
The device of Satan is successful;...The spirit of greed is fostered, and the naturally penurious man begrudges every dollar that is called for to be used in the advancement of the cause of God in the earth. (Letter 41, July 7, 1888)
REFLECTION: The lover of self is a transgressor of the law. This Jesus desired to reveal to the [rich] young man, and He gave him a test that would make manifest the selfishness of his heart. He showed him the plague spot in his character. The young man desired no further enlightenment. He had cherished an idol in the soul; the world was his god....In his love of self and worldly gain he was out of harmony with the principles of heaven. (Christ Object Lessons, 392)
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