BBD 02.24.14 Stealing the Pacemaker (Classic)
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Classic from 2005
02.24.14
Stealing the
Pacemaker
But they lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk secretly for their own
lives. So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the
life of its owners. - Proverbs 1:18-20 NKJV.
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes
will live. - Proverbs 15:27 NLJV.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have
strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows. - 1 Timothy 6:10 NKJV.
Amber B., who worked as a nurse’s aide at Sutter Memorial
Hospital in Sacramento, California has been arrested and charged with
embezzlement. Amber, age 21, is an enterprising young woman who operated an
Internet medical supply business, in addition to her job, as a nurse’s aide.
Apparently, Amber stole two Medtronic pacemakers and then put them up for sale
on Ebay. The pacemakers normally sell for $6,000 each but were sold on Ebay for
$255 each.
We know what has happened to Amber B. - she has been
charged with a felony, embezzlement. For Amber and for all involved in this
greedy scheme to make more money we see the truth of Proverbs 1:18-20, “So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it
takes away the life of its owners.” Instead of
gaining from it, they lost. Instead of having more life they have much less
life.
We also see the truth of Proverbs 15:27, which says, “He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes
will live.” Amber has certainly brought trouble to her
home, which includes not just herself but her family. Amber will now always
have a criminal record and her activities are known to the entire world.
Seen too is the truth of 1 Timothy 6:10. Amber has “…pierced (herself) themselves through with many sorrows.” It was not someone else that did this to her. She did it
to herself through her greediness.
What does greed cause? It causes a loss of life,
problems, and sorrows. What does living according to God’s will cause? Proverbs 15:27b says, “…he who hates bribes will live.” The
Message translates this as, “…those who
refuse to exploit live and let live.” So, living
as God would have you to live results in a reduction of loss of life, problems,
and sorrows. It also results in an increase of life for yourself and everyone
around you.
Please do not steal the pacemaker or anything else!
Instead love God (Matthew 6:33), follow His plan for your life and you will have the
abundant life (John 10:10b) that Jesus came to give you.
Copyright © 2005-2014. Ed Wrather.
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