Get Rich or Be Rich Forever
Read Revelation 18:11-15
Today’s Truth
Revelation 18 provides a picture of what happens when people set their focus on prosperity as an end in itself. Babylon pursued riches and worldly conveniences, and in a moment, they were gone. When Babylon lost its wealth, merchants cried because they lost their income and their identity. This chapter in Revelation stands as a warning to focus on the things that last.
Discussion Questions
- What treasures does your heart value?
- What does God treasure?
- What should be your relationship with money? How do you use and value it?
Life Application
Money itself is not bad, but it’s a terrible god. We are not what we have, and we are not what we do. That’s why Hebrews 13:5 says, "Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ’I will never leave you nor forsake you.’"
When our eyes are set on God, whether we have a little or a lot, we won’t be shaken when the world as it is comes to an end. We won’t be crushed because we know that our God is with us. He is our treasure, not the things that we own or the positions that we hold.
