“Money makes the world go round” is a widely recognized saying, though its exact origins remain unknown. It gained popularity in the 1920s and 1930s. The phrase essentially means that money is a driving force in society—nations need it, people need it, and businesses need it. Everyone, it seems, wants more of it. The saying underscores how much of human activity is motivated by financial need or desire.
Money itself is not evil. Throughout history, we’ve all needed currency to acquire the essentials for survival and well-being. However, the line between need and want is often incredibly thin, and it’s one that humanity has always struggled to recognize. While we all need money, we often want more—yet this want is usually driven by desire rather than necessity. It is this desire for more that the Devil uses to corrupt our relationship with money.
The Scriptures are full of warnings about greed and money:
A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched. – Prov. 28:25
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. – 1 John 2:16
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. – Eccl. 5:10
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to resist. – Proverbs 23:4
Probably one of the most warnings is found in Paul’s letter to Timothy:
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. – 1 Tim. 6:10
his verse is often misquoted and misunderstood. Paul does not tell Timothy that money is the root of all evil. Instead, he warns that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. It’s not money itself that is evil, but the love of money that draws people away from God and entangles them in sin.
We must be on guard for our attitude toward money. While we all need it, we must control our desire to have more of it. Why is it so important to control this desire? Jesus tells us:
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. – Matthew 6:24
He later says:
“Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” – Matthew 19:24
Once we begin to love money, it won’t be long before it becomes the only thing we love. We will crave more and more of it, becoming consumed by it. And when that happens, we are no longer serving God—we are serving our own desires. We cannot allow money to take the place of God in our hearts and minds, for the love of money leads to all kinds of evil. #SinsGreatMasquerade
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