"For The Love Of Money Is A Root Of All Kinds Of Evil."

Thorns!
(Thomas Brooks)

"The seed that fell among thorns stands 

for those who hear, but as they go on their 

way they are choked by life's worries, riches 

and pleasures, and they do not mature." 

Luke 8:14

Earthly riches are called thorns, and well 
they may; for as thorns, they pierce both 
head and heart. They pierce the head 
with cares in getting them--
and the heart with grief in parting 
with them.

Earthly riches have cast down many,
they have slain many.
If poverty has slain her thousands;
riches has slain her ten thousands.

Oh the souls that riches have pierced
through and through with many sorrows!

Oh the minds that riches have blinded!

Oh the hearts that riches have hardened!

Oh the consciences that riches have benumbed!

Oh the wills that riches have perverted!

Oh the affections that riches have
disordered and destroyed!

Earthly riches are very vexing and very defiling--
and to multitudes prove very ruining.

"People who want to get rich fall into 
temptation and a trap and into many 
foolish and harmful desires that plunge 
men into ruin and destruction. 
For the love of money is a root 
of all kinds of evil. Some people, 
eager for money, have wandered 
from the faith and pierced themselves 
with many griefs!" 1 Timothy 6:9-10

   
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