Life or Death

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
LIFE OR DEATH
Prov 10:2
2 Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death.
NIV
Once again I see this comparison between the ways of the world and the ways of God. But does this surely mean that all treasures gain in the world is ill-gotten? Surely an honest day’s work for an honest day’s wage is not ill-gotten. This has to be speaking to other means of gaining material wealth, as compared to living a righteous life. I know of what that is, and I have dared to speak of it in the presence of believers, but I have been opposed all too often. I cannot understand how a believer feels it is not ill-gotten gain when he or she hands over their money to Satan himself for the furtherance of his agenda. I believe that is exactly what the stock market is all about. Why would I believer invest in a company that is not advancing the Kingdom of God? Why would a believer unequally yoke himself with a company of this world? Why would their partner themselves with the unrighteous? Is it all about the gold, the treasure? I do not understand why so many oppose that teaching. I do get it, are they just deceived by the gold? I have to keep to the truth; I cannot allow myself to give in to the deceptive scheme of the evil one. This whole business of investing for profit is of no value, of no eternal value at all; in fact it is quite the opposite. The righteousness of God delivers from death, so I have to believe the opposite delivers death. I have to keep teaching, I have to keep telling the truth of God in hopes some will see the hardship which can follow this ill-gotten gain. Of course I do not believe wealth in and of itself is evil, God blesses men with abundance of wealth. He has blessed me with what I consider abundance. Others have far more than me and others far less, but if it comes from God and not from the evil ways of the world it is all too good. I just cannot see it any other way and so I must continue alone the path God has set my feet. I must continue to speak about it, write about, in hopes som will see the truth. I believe it is a matter of life or death.