The Uncertainty of Riches

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One bright morning, some years ago, Julia, a young girl of seventeen, stood at the gate, watching for the postman. There was something of special interest to her in that morning’s mail. Her uncle had left her a large sum of money in his will, and she expected to hear fully of it that day. The letter was delivered; the news was confirmed, and Julia became a wealthy young lady.
However, fortune was not an unmixed blessing, nor did it yield her all the happiness she had hoped from it. Riches do not give peace, nor do they brighten the prospect beyond the grave.
Five years later, she had lost all her wealth through the crash of a business concern in which it was invested. Bereft of all, she again stood at the gate, watching for the postman, only to have her worst fears confirmed.
By the same mail which took the last hope of worldly gain away, there came a letter from a former companion, who had heard of Julia’s loss, telling her of Christ and His unsearchable riches, which never can be lost, and urging her to receive Him as the Saviour of her soul, and the comfort of her weary heart. There and then she trusted Christ, and entered into the joy of His love.
She afterward assured her friends that she was happier in Christ and with Christ, earning her daily bread, than ever she was with all her store of earthly wealth without Him.
Dear young friends, do not set your hearts upon riches.
“Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.” Proverbs 23:4,54Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. (Proverbs 23:4‑5).
“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:99For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. (2 Corinthians 8:9).
ML 12/15/1968