Empty Efforts
“And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”” Luke 12:15 NKJV https://www.bible.com/bible/114/luk.12.15.nkjv In our world of competition, genuine efforts are easily contaminated with covetousness. Since carnally-influenced needs for the basic things of life are not satiable, wicked and immoral schemes and greedy manipulation of influences often dominate the heart of man. When a man should approach the presence of the Giver of life for a genuine thirst for the satisfaction of his soul, there was a carnal petition for equality in the distribution of earthly inheritance. Unfortunately, the consuming passion of many would-be instruments in the hands of God is the struggle for equality at home, institutions and the society; while the course of the kingdom of God is completely ignored. However, Jesus who always see the root of the problem in the life of man warned everyone “Take heed and...