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An online survey conducted by a New York law
firm reveals that 52 percent of Wall Street traders,
brokers, investment bankers, and other financial
service professionals have either engaged in
illegal activity or believe they may need to do so
in order to be successful.
The survey concludes that these financial leaders “have lost their moral compass”and
“accept corporate wrongdoing as a necessary
evil.”
In mentoring young Timothy,
the apostle Paul warned that
the love of money and the desire to get rich
had caused some to lose their way.
They had yielded to temptations and embraced
many “foolish and harmful”desires (1 Tim. 6:9).
Paul saw “the love of money”(not money itself)
as a source of “all kinds of evil”(v.10),
especially the evil of trusting in money
rather than depending on Christ.
As we learn to see that Christ is the source of all we have, we will find contentment in Him
rather than in material possessions.
When we seek godliness rather than riches,
we will gain a desire to be faithful with
what we have been given.
Let’s deliberately cultivate an attitude of
contentment in God,
and faithfully submit to Him,
for our Provider will care for us. -Marvin Williams | 