Living Faith | December 13, 2020
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James 5:1-6
1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. 5 You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.
Talk Sheet Questions
In what ways can riches provide a reason to “weep and howl?”
Do you think it is better to have had money and lost it than to never have had money at all? Explain.
How rich do you think you want to be? How much is enough?
Is the problem the riches themselves or is the real problem a different one? Explain.
What should someone do if they want to avoid the problems in this passage?
How would God have you use your wealth?
Prayer
Pray that we will use our wealth to please the Lord.