Monday; March 28
One of the more often misquoted verses in the Bible is I Timothy 6:10. On many occasions I have heard people say that the love of money is the root of all evil; however, the text actually says, “For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”. Maybe it is merely a grammatical nuance, but there are other evils that have their origin in greed. In essence, desiring wealth can lead to a variety of problems. Whether it is as blatant as robbery or theft or as seemingly innocent as rejecting our family to pursue the almighty dollar at our jobs, an unhealthy desire for wealth can lead us astray. Interestingly, one way that the desire for finances can cause problems is when money becomes more important than our relationship with God. In fact, the Apostle Paul cautioned the church to avoid greed “which amounts to idolatry”. There does not appear to be anything wrong with wanting t