11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
This verse sums up the truth that for all He suffered Jesus was to be satisfied with the result; that is many sons coming to glory ( Heb. 2:10). The riches of His glory is seen in Ephesians 3:16 which states: That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man...
A life well lived can be seen according to Paul's example in Philippians 4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Many will focus on Paul's hardships and rightly so; but if we consider when he is full and abounds let us compare that to a moment to the unbelieving world. A lot of rich people like to have a positive thinking attitude; which is self aggrandizing if focused on self. What all men have in common is that they can't take it with them when they die. Job 1:21 states:
... Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." We are instructed in Ecclesiastes to do all our hands while we yet have time: Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
What we do bring in the next life is the harvest we have produced in terms of souls reached for Him; and good works we have performed that had been prepared for us since before the foundation of the world ( Eph. 2:10; Eph. 1:4).
I conclude therefore that money; something discussed a lot in the Gospels is neutral; it is our affections that must be driven by our love for the Lord not money. We can have much and truly be rich; or spiritually impoverished.
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
This verse sums up the truth that for all He suffered Jesus was to be satisfied with the result; that is many sons coming to glory ( Heb. 2:10). The riches of His glory is seen in Ephesians 3:16 which states: That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man...
A life well lived can be seen according to Paul's example in Philippians 4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Many will focus on Paul's hardships and rightly so; but if we consider when he is full and abounds let us compare that to a moment to the unbelieving world. A lot of rich people like to have a positive thinking attitude; which is self aggrandizing if focused on self. What all men have in common is that they can't take it with them when they die. Job 1:21 states:
... Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." We are instructed in Ecclesiastes to do all our hands while we yet have time: Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
What we do bring in the next life is the harvest we have produced in terms of souls reached for Him; and good works we have performed that had been prepared for us since before the foundation of the world ( Eph. 2:10; Eph. 1:4).
I conclude therefore that money; something discussed a lot in the Gospels is neutral; it is our affections that must be driven by our love for the Lord not money. We can have much and truly be rich; or spiritually impoverished.
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