Greedy people who are attached to material possessions cause conflic…

Greedy people who cling to material possessions cause conflict in many situations.

...I sometimes hear stories of close siblings fighting over the division of property, each wanting to take as much as possible.
...James 1:14-16.

"Each person is lured and tempted by their own desire.
For desire, when it becomes pregnant, gives birth to sin; when sin is full-fledged, it gives birth to death.
Beloved brothers and sisters,
do not let yourselves be deceived."
...This warns us not to be controlled by desire.

Even Christians, like people in the world, can become controlled by desire, forgetting to give thanks to God and living a life of rebellion against Him...
...In Los Angeles, America, there was one of the most beautiful churches in the world, the Crystal Cathedral.

…The senior pastor and his son, the associate pastor, got into a fight over money…
And it all ended… 😰
*The father had demanded approximately 1 billion yen from his son in order to retire from the church. 😢

They were doing television evangelism all over America… 😢
And despite the television broadcast… the father and son were hurling insults at each other. 🥶
*I saw it when I was in LA. 🧐
Money is necessary for us to live.

But… Let's live in a way that controls money, not one controlled by it.

Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.