{"id":7626,"date":"2020-02-13T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T03:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=7626"},"modified":"2020-02-13T22:26:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T05:26:47","slug":"job27_13-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/job27_13-23\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Consequences of Being Money Obsessed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Job 27:13-23\u00a0Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Job 27:13-23.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Job 27:13-23 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n13\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0“Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:
\n14\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.
\n15\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The plague will bury those who survive him, and their widows will not weep for them.
\n16\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,
\n17\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver.
\n18\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The house he builds is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman.
\n19\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
\n20\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest snatches him away in the night.
\n21\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The east wind carries him off, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
\n22\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
\n23\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0It claps its hands in derision and hisses him out of his place.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 13:\u00a0\u00a0Here Job begins to describe what happens to the person who spends their life chasing wealth but who does not trust or obey God\u2019s commands.\u00a0\u00a0In the verses that follow Job will describe four consequences that happen to those whose number one obsession is getting rich.<\/p>\n

Job 27:14-15a (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n14\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.
\n15\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The plague will bury those who survive him\u2026
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\nOn verses 14-15a:\u00a0\u00a0I find it interesting that the first big consequence Job talks about is what happens to the wealth chaser\u2019s children.\u00a0\u00a0Because the wealth-chaser was not present in his children\u2019s lives and did not teach them who God really is and how to trust Him, his children suffer as a result.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cTheir fate is the sword\u201d (v14) in that they are set up not for success but for an existence that is separate and apart from the life and relationships that God made them to have.\u00a0\u00a0It will take a miracle for them to enter into the life that God intended for them.\u00a0\u00a0They \u201cwill never have enough to eat\u201d (v14) in that, though they may be surrounded by material possessions, they will not be satisfied because they are starving for a love that money cannot buy.\u00a0\u00a0Their children will be \u201cplagued\u201d by a spiritual emptiness and loneliness, wondering why they are so unhappy despite having everything the world could offer (v15).<\/p>\n

Job 27:15b (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u2026and their widows will not weep for them.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 15:\u00a0\u00a0The second big consequence Job talks about is what happens to the wealth chaser\u2019s marriage.\u00a0\u00a0Because the wealth chaser paid more attention to his money than his spouse, his marriage is joyless and there is little love in the home.<\/p>\n

Job 27:16-19 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n16\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,
\n17\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver.
\n18\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The house he builds is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman.
\n19\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 16-19:\u00a0\u00a0The third big consequence is how fleeting is the wealth chaser\u2019s empire.\u00a0\u00a0Though for a short season \u201che heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay\u201d (v16), his wealth doesn\u2019t last into eternity.\u00a0\u00a0Though he lived in a mansion, his house is \u201clike a moth\u2019s cocoon\u201d or \u201ca hut made by a watchman\u201d (v18), bound to be vacated and destroyed one day.\u00a0\u00a0Though he feels secure in his wealth, his wealth will not accompany him into eternity (v19).\u00a0\u00a0Speaking of moths, verse 18 reminds me of Jesus\u2019 words in Matthew 6:19-21:\u00a0\u00a0\u201c19\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.\u00a020\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.\u00a021\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.\u201d<\/p>\n

Job 27:20-23 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n20\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest snatches him away in the night.
\n21\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The east wind carries him off, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
\n22\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
\n23\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0It claps its hands in derision and hisses him out of his place.
\n<\/em>
\nOn verses 20-23:\u00a0\u00a0Notice that Job uses the imagery of a raging storm which includes a flood, a tempest (v20), and the \u201ceast wind\u201d which scholars identify with a devastating 100km\/hour hurricane-like wind in the Mediterranean called the sirocco (v21).\u00a0\u00a0What can we learn from this?\u00a0\u00a0The fourth big consequence is that when the wealth chaser encounters the biggest storms of his life, those storms will destroy him.\u00a0\u00a0That is because the hope he built his life upon was his money, and when his money can no longer save him, the wealth chaser\u2019s hope is gone.\u00a0\u00a0This reminds me of Jesus\u2019 parable in Matthew 7:24-27:<\/p>\n

24\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
\n25\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
\n26\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
\n27\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”<\/em><\/p>\n

When you put your hope in wealth, you will find that money does not afford you the spiritual resources you need to get through life\u2019s greatest storms.\u00a0\u00a0But when you build your life on Jesus and His Word, you can go through the biggest storms of your life, and your life will hold up.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s because the foundation on which your life is built \u2013 Jesus Christ the Rock \u2013 is an eternal foundation, one that cannot be shaken and that is stronger than anything.<\/p>\n

Heavenly Father, thank You for showing me the dangers of chasing wealth as my number one obsession.\u00a0\u00a0Please give me wisdom to have a healthy perspective on money.\u00a0\u00a0Thank You that when I seek Your kingdom first and build my life on Your Word, You give me everything I need to go through the storms of life.\u00a0\u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Job 27:13-23.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Job 27:13-23 (NIV)\u00a0
\n13\u00a0\u00a0“Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:
\n14\u00a0\u00a0However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.
\n15\u00a0\u00a0The plague will bury those who survive him, and their widows will not weep for them.
\n16\u00a0\u00a0Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,
\n17\u00a0\u00a0what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver………<\/p>\n

On verse 13:\u00a0\u00a0Here Job begins to describe what happens to the person who spends their life chasing wealth but who does not trust or obey God\u2019s commands.\u00a0\u00a0In the verses that follow Job will describe four consequences that happen to those whose number one obsession is getting rich.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7626"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7629,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7626\/revisions\/7629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}