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oth economically and politically. During the 18th dynasty, Egypt had an empire that extended along the northern coast of Africa and even right up into Palestine. Some of the treasures of Egypt that are mentioned in verse 26 have been discovered in the ancient tombs of the pharaohs, and they have been described as being astoundingly fabulous. Furniture, decorations, clothing, ornaments all of the very best quality, intricately crafted, and made with expensive material like gold, ivory, ebony and precious stones. And Moses could have had all these treasures of Egypt for himself. They were all his to take. As a prince of Egypt, Moses had known all the luxury of life in the Egyptian palace with a multitude of slaves to do every menial task for him. And of all people, he was one who could have said to himself, like the rich man in our parable, “My soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink and be merry.” But unlike the rich man, Moses esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt. He rejected the most lavish luxuries the world could offer, in order to become a servant of God. In the eyes of the world today, Moses would be considered a fool, perhaps even the greatest fool of all time. But in the eyes of God, He became richer than the all the richest men living in the world today. Dear reader, there is no loss at all in forsaking the world’s riches for the sake of God. Though the world may regard you as a fool for doing this, in God’s sight you are the richest person in the world! 60 A <strong>Consecrated</strong> <strong>Life</strong>
III. Be Rich Toward God, and Not to Yourself “So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God” (v 21). While this verse warns us against storing up things for ourselves and not being rich toward God, it also teaches us an important lesson: the lesson that we should seek to be rich toward God. How does one become rich toward God? The answer that God’s Word gives is simple: “seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness” (Matt 6:33). In Colossians 3:1–2, we find a similar answer: “seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” There was once a young lady whose Christian father had just died. She went to visit her father’s business associate. He was not a Christian. He lived only to amass riches. But this is what he said to the girl: “Your father was a good man. He lived for God and for others. His chief joy was to bring happiness to others. I have never known a man more generous with his money than your father. Right up to the end of his beautiful life, his thoughts were always of others. In death he went to his riches. But in death, I will be leaving my riches which I could have used for God and for others.” To be rich toward God is to live your life not for yourself, but for God. It is to live a consecrated life motivated by loving God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. God’s Word tells us that those who love God are the ones who will inherit His kingdom. This is stated in James 2:5, “Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?” Therefore, you need to make a choice concerning what you are going to do with your life: Do you want to be rich in God’s sight or to be fools in God’s sight? If you choose to be like the rich man in this parable and strive to become rich in the sight of this world and make plans to lay up goods that you may enjoy for many years in this life, then you will become fools to God. But if you choose to plan your life expecting to die at any time, and make provisions now for the life you will have after death, by Worldly Temptations 61
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Page 43 and 44: Abraham showed that he was willing
Page 45 and 46: life. It was not a static faith or
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Page 55 and 56: leaving behind any will and his chi
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Page 59 and 60: How frail your life is! The news is
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Page 73 and 74: We must maintain the desire in our
Page 75 and 76: To Be Like Him What can it mean to
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Page 95 and 96: Having seen what the motivation for
Page 97 and 98: What this passage prophesies is tha
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Page 101 and 102: My own turning point took place in
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