Materialism is the tendency to value material possessions, wealth and physical comforts over God, spiritual values, and kingdom priorities. Jesus exhorted the people to be careful not to put their hope in the world’s wealth. The cultural thought of Jesus’ time equated wealth with spiritual blessing and God’s favour. As a result, people would be caught thinking that material gain was a sign of godliness. [1 Tim. 6:5]
“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God.” Do you know who said this statement? Yes, it was Jesus. Have you ever wondered what this phrase really means?
Jesus came and radically dispelled the thought process of the people of His day by saying the rich would have a hard time entering God’s kingdom. The people were shocked and the disciples were dumbfounded. How could Jesus say that? He encouraged the people not to store their treasure on earth, but to use it for eternal purposes. Did you know that what we do with our treasure(possessions) demonstrates what we love the most and trust the most?
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