Psalm 49:16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases….
The saying “You can’t take it with you” is as true today as when I first heard it, which was a very long time ago. Yet even the not-rich seem to spend an inordinate amount of time collecting material things. One look around my den confirms that while I am no one’s definition of rich, I have way too much stuff. I know I’m not alone in this space.
Psalm 49:17 …for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them.
The truth is that all this stuff just weighs me down, and the older I get, the more I feel the weight of it. Sometimes I feel like the more physical clutter I have, the less mental space I have for anything else—like God. This is definitely a problem.
Psalm 49:18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—and people praise you when you prosper—
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. I feel like I have spent a lifetime collecting stuff, yet the older I get, the more I understand that what is truly important is my relationship with You and my relationship with others. Help me to shed the weight of all my stuff and to focus on what’s truly important. Draw me closer. Amen.
Psalm 49:19 …they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.
Have a blessed day.