Hosea 13:6

“When they had pasture, they were filled; They were filled and their heart was exalted; Therefore they forgot Me.” – Hosea 13:6

When life gets better, we begin to accumulate wealth. Wealth brings comfort and independence but it can slowly shift our reliance from God to money. Without even realizing it, money becomes our master. That’s why Jesus said it’s harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God.

It’s not about how much wealth you have, it’s about the heart that clings to it. When our trust shifts from God to money, we are in danger. Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

If wealth becomes our main goal, we fall into temptation, harmful desires, and destruction. Even Satan tempted Jesus with the riches and power of this world and he tempts us the same way. We cannot serve both God and mammon.

Proverbs says: “Give me neither poverty nor riches, but only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’”

And Paul reminded Timothy: “Command those who are rich not to be arrogant, nor put their hope in wealth, but to put their hope in God.”

God made Abraham wealthy. But his heart never left God.

Wealth should be use to expand God’s Kingdom and to enjoy His blessings righteously. And Jesus reminds us: “Life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” Because in the end, wealth fails when the wrath of God comes.

The real question is: Does your wealth serve God, or has it replaced Him?