The basic principle of the Lords teaching on the mountain is that we would be delivered from the self and not live for the self. Material riches are the BEST TEST for the self and the BEST EXPRESSION of the self. Anyone who loves and treasures material riches and who cannot overcome material riches is filled with the self. This is why the Lord began by saying, Do not store up for yourselves treasures. The thoroughness of our dealing with the self depends on how thoroughly we deal with material riches. If we do not store up treasures for ourselves, the Lord will gain more ground in our being, and the self will spontaneously decrease. .. The things that we plan for the self are things on the earth, not the things in heaven. The more we plan for the self, the more we are earthly, not heavenly. Our treasures on the earth are unreliable. They are ours today, but they may no longer be ours tomorrow. Someone may store up treasures on the earth, but his treasures will be either consumed by rust, consumed by the environment, or stolen by others. Eventually, what we gain on the earth is mere vanity. ... Material riches attract our heart. Wherever our treasures are , there will our heart be also.(The Living and Principles of the Kingdom People - Bro. Witness Lee)
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:01:45 +0000
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