Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-13

| my wealth. was great. and because
mine nahd had gotten much: This
also We're an miQuity TO be punish
CO By the JUDGES: for | should h,va
cehied the God that is above"
The same idea is expressed in
Proverbs IL: lie that withholdeth
corn, The people shall curse him; but
pieSs!ns shall BE- upon the head OF
nm that selleth it.
lie that trusteth in his riches
S,kil iaii; but the righteous shall
flourish as Il branch"
Wealth Itself Not Wicked.
/. rs not the acquisition of wealth
That is wicked. The righteous man
works to buy necessities for his fam
NY and TO pay his debts, but when
my man makes the acquiring of
material things his god, he forgcis
INC Maker, worshiping only those
riches that he must leave behind
whcn he dies and neglecting his sur-
icring fcllowmcn. Often he not only
chvieS other mon their possessions,
Dut may even take them away from
nm by unjust means. He is sinful
ana the wealth he gains will do him
no gUod-onIy evil.
The story is told of I Kings os
King Ahab who coveted field tina,
belonged 10 his ncighbUr, Naboth.
nc Offered to trade another field fo..
the one he wanted, but Naboth said
he had inherited it and could not
part with il. SO Ahab threw himself
down in Sulky fit and would no,
cat.
His wife. learning what was the
matter with him, concoctcd Il dia-
bolical scheme 10 get the field for
him. She wrote letters to various
persons, sending them to influential
people telling them 10 proclaim Il
fast, and 10 set Naboth on high
among the people" When this was
done two men would come forward
and accuse Naboth of blaSphcmv
against God and the king. Then the
people would stone Naboth 10 death.
All this dreadful scheme was car
ried out, and after poor Naboth'S
death Ahab and Jezcbcl took pos
session of the field they coveted.
The uselcssneSS of wealth when
il is made more important than any
thing else is illustrated by Jesus in
the parable of the man who had
accumulated great stores of fruits
and goods. What should he do? ne
asked himself, and decided 10 build
huge new barns to house his great
harveStS, then to sit back and take
his case. He would cat. drink and
DC merry" all the rest of his life.
God Requires Hiss Soul.
But that night God came to him
aging Thou fool. this night thy
soul shall be required of thee; then
those shall those things be, which
hou hast providcd?'
SO is he that laycth up treas
ire for himself. and is not rich to-
ward God" Jesus said.
Once more we have in our lesson
he story of the rich young ruler
Who came TO Jesus TO ask what he
Mould do 10 earn eternal life. AM
cSuS answer that he should sell his
wealth, give il to the poor, and fol-
Ow Him. The man could not part
rom his possessions. which were
many. so went sadly away.
Again Jesus told the multitude tina;
ollowcd Him. "Labour not for the
neat which pcrishcth, but for thai
neat which cndurcth unto CvcrlaSt-
ng life"
In a letter to Timothy. whom Paul
owed. he wrote Goodness with
On;cntmcnt is great gain. For W.
brought nothing into this world. and
is certain we can carry nothing
put. And having food and raimcn;
It us be herewith content. Wise
q the person who realizes that if +
has home, few friends and lnvca
mes. enough To pay his way and /"
h;rc with others. he should be con-
cnt and thankful to God and try To