Do you trust in God or riches?

To the people of this world, money and social status is the main thing. So they chase after world goods such as luxury goods, swanky palatial houses and posh cars.

If not careful and deep-rooted enough to adhere to Biblical principles, Christians may covet these worldly trophies of social status, as well. The danger is when we pursue such riches to glorify our success and elevate our independence from God by starting to think that we 'have arrived' in this life.

Our ultimate trust must be fixed on God alone regardless of whether we are rich, poor or somewhere in-between. That's the bottomline. We are richer or poorer depending on our relationship and fellowship with God. The constant refrain for us to address is: "Where is God's place in our daily walk with Him?" 

Oughtn't we allow God to be LORD over all aspects of our lives, which He Himself has given to us in the first place?

Let the Word of God speaks to us and remind us that we ought to trust in God and not in riches so that we can refine our value of what is sacrosanct to God for our own sake.

"But God will break you down forever;

He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,

And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

The righteous will see it and fear,

And will [scoffingly] laugh, saying,

“Look, [this is] the man who would not make God his strength [his stronghold and fortress],

But trusted in the abundance of his riches,

Taking refuge in his wealth.”" (Psalm 52:5 - 7; Amp).

""“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."" (Matthew 6:19 - 21; NIV).

We need to be heavenly-minded enough and God-centered enough to trust God and His Word so that we can truly be in this world and yet not of this world.  Riches do not accord us with a permit to do as we please and we must not allow riches to detract us from worshipping God who is all powerful and owns everything.