and leave their wealth to others. Their inner thought is, that their houses are forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they have called their lands after their own names” (Psalm 49:10–11). That is an important spiritual lesson. Those who hoard large sums of money to leave to their children or for “security” are fooling themselves. It cannot be done. It is important that Christians understand and believe that. Scripture speaks very strongly about true values: “I advise you to buy from
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