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Psalm 49:10-20

“For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.  Their graves are their homes forever,
their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names.   Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.  This is the path of those who have foolish confidence, yet after them, people approve of their boasts. Selah
 Like sheep, they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning.  Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.  But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah

 Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.
For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed—and though you get praise when you do well for yourself— his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.  Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.”

My first mentor, we will call him Jack, he was called dry hole jack in the oil business and the first 19 holes he put in the ground were dry; no oil or gas to make a well.  On number 20 he sold three quarters to investors and made a hit that made Jack a very rich man.  It was later after much success and coming to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ at age 43, that my first mentor began to invest in ministry all over the world.  Jack was very wise and set up a trust so that God’s work would continue after he left.  What he never counted on was the greed of his family, whom he had given so much, and one being a lawyer went to each of these ministries and told them he would make sure they got ten cents on the dollar of what was given to them, and if they resisted the family would take them to court and take it all.

It is my understanding that the ministries, many in third world countries had no resources to fight the family and accepted the deal.  I did not keep up with this family, and they may have enjoyed Jack’s hard work, but I’m willing to bet the farm they did not find favor in God’s sight.

One thing is very true, no one leaves this earth with anything, and often what one has worked so hard to give to a child or grandchildren are gone as soon as it in their hands.  I have found that only true riches are found in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and as we said in sales, the F.A.B. is “Peace in the presence of evil in this sinful world.  If you did not read the Scripture and give thought to what you read, you are not a very smart person.

From our Back Porch,

Bob Rice