It is still hard to serve both:
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Results from a recent survey may agree with that familiar Scripture passage.A Pew Research Center report recently showed that religion is less likely to be central to the lives of individuals in richer nations than poorer ones.
The survey found a strong relationship between a country's religiosity and its economic status. According to the report, which released last month, African and some Asian countries – which are among the poorest in the world – scored highest on the religiosity scale. Meanwhile, rich Western European countries are among the most secular. Canada, Japan and Israel are also wealthy nations that have low levels of religiosity.
The United States is the exception to this rule.
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The bible says it is God who gives power to get wealth. Many times people forget that they need him to sustain them and their riches. A person can be rich today and need no one but when tragedy strikes God is the first name they call. Oh my God! to be more precise when the money is gone and the friends are few and far between, they realize I should have done this or i should have done that . The choice between God and money is actually a no-brainer. God is eternal. Money is not.
God is intangible. yet, you can feel him when you open up your heart. You can see him when you look around at all of his marvelous creations. Choose God over money, because when you die, and we all will, it will be nice to know we still live because he Lives.
Does it mean that because I have little money (just barely making a living) I am more favorable in God's eye ?
it is god that gives us the power to gain wealth.all thinngs in heaven and earth belongs to him,and he also so say give and it will be given back a good measure press down,shaken togather shall i give to you,cast thy bread amongst the waters and it sahll come back.one have lefted mother ,nor brother,nor house for me,but will gain a hundredfull return,what ever you invest in gods kingdom it will be returned with intrest.
dear saul,god did not mean for you to be poor for he said dearly beloved i wish upon all things that you prosper,and be in good health.aslo look at lukes 6:38.he also so said to my good servent sinec i can trust you with a little,then much shall you have.jesus became sin(sickness,proverty,and all pains of life)for you on the cross.seek ye the knigdom of god and all these thinks shall be granted,what things do you think hes is talking about,money,health,happines,joy.
Solomon was rich, Job was rich. Jesus said, seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and He will give you everything. What father or mother seeing that their children are in need would refuse them. Much more God, whose are Father.
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