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Ecclesiastes 5:10-6:6
Solomons words remind us of what the Apostle Paul said in 1 Timothy 6:9-10:
But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils.
It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Paul says those who love money fall into a trap and are ruined.
One interesting thing about fishing is you can increase your odds of catching a particular species of fish by the bait you use.
Bass- rubber worm
Bream- cricket
Catfish- cutbait
The devil knows how to increase his odds if he wants to snare a human.
All he must do is bait the hook with a dollar bill.
People love money.
They will overlook many dangers to get money.
Before you know it he has set the hook and is reeling you in.
This morning we are going to consider three things Solomon learned about the love of money.
1. Beware of the deceitfulness of riches (5:10-15).
A. The more money you have the more money you want (10).
Why do people love money?
People love money because they think it will provide them with the things they need to be happy.
Money = things.
For lots of people money becomes addictive.
They get a taste of money and they like it.
They become fixated on making and keeping more.
Illustration:
Listening to Dave Ramsey.
Guy was talking about how much money he was making.
Finally decided he needed to do something with all of his money.
Dave asked him what made him come to his senses.
His answer?
I ran out of stuff to buy.
There are people who have more things than they need.
They have more money than they can spend.
Yet they want more money.
They are addicted to money.
They love money.
The person who loves money will never have enough.
Money may pacify you for a short amount of time, but it will never satisfy you.
If your goal in life is to get enough money to satisfy yourself you are fighting a losing battle because money does not satisfy.
If you love money you’ll soon discover it can’t love you back.
B. The more money you have the more people want what you have (11).
If you achieve your goal of wealth you’ll realize that this world is filled with leeches.
Wealth invites a host of new “friends”.
They want to help you spend your money.
Whether it be through investments, purchases, or loans, they think they know what you should do with your money.
Look at the second part of verse 11.
It says all the rich person is doing is looking at the stuff they have.
It’s like the boat parked under the covering or the clothes with tags still on them.
These new friends say “You’re not doing anything with all this stuff.
You might as well give me your money.”
It’s not hard for poor people to know who loves them.
It’s difficult for rich people to determine who really cares about them.
Rich people will find themselves surrounded by fake people who will tell them whatever they want to hear.
We always hear “Money can’t buy love.”
There’s something else money cannot buy.
It cannot buy friendship.
You can rent a friend with money, but you can’t buy one.
If you love money it can lead you to a place where you wonder if the relationships you have with others are real or fake.
C. The more money you have, the more you have to worry about (12).
Solomon tells us in verse 12 that a poor man who just goes to work everyday sleeps well.
It doesn’t matter if he has a full or an empty stomach.
He sleeps well.
The rich man has insomnia.
Why?
All the poor man has to think about is getting up when the alarm goes off, going to work, and coming home.
The rich man has all kind of things to worry about: Payroll, maintenance, insurance, staff meetings etc. keep him up late at night.
You cannot put a price on a good night’s sleep.
When Michael Jackson suddenly died in 2009 it was from an overdose of propofol.
Propofol is a sedation drug.
It’s used as general anesthesia for surgery.
Why was he taking such a powerful drug?
Because he couldn’t sleep.
The more money you have the more your phone will ring.
The more money you have the more problems you have to solve.
The more money you have the more meetings you have.
The more money you have the more questions you have to answer.
If your goal in life is to be rich just know you’re not going to get a lot of rest.
Be ready to deal with anxiety.
D. The more money you have the more money can hurt you (13).
Wealth can hurt man because it keeps him from the true priorities of life: namely faith in God.
Money isn’t always the cure, sometimes it is the cause of the problem.
Solomon says he had witnessed people harmed because they had money.
The target of evil people.
(extortion, blackmail, lawsuits)
The judgment of the Lord.
Jesus gave an example of this.
Hoarding money will hurt man (Luke 12:13-21).
Your stuff can be evidence against you on the day of judgment.
God will not be impressed with how much you have when your life is over.
He will be concerned with how much you have done for Him.
E. The more money you have, the more money you can lose (14).
All your riches can be gone as the result of one bad thing.
A bad business deal
A change in the Stock Market
A crooked business partner
If the poor man loses his last five dollars he has lost everything, but he has only lost five dollars.
If the rich man loses all, he has lost something far more difficult to get back.
One bad decision or a natural disaster can take away years worth of work and planning.
He doesn’t even have anything to leave his family.
One man loses all but he only loses five bucks.
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