What Means Most to You ? What would your message be ?

• What Means Most to You ?
• Psalm 49: 1-20
• What would your message be ?
• What is most important ?
• Song written 3000 years ago ...
• Psalms 49:1-4 Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, 2 both low and high, rich and poor together. 3 My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall give understanding. 4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the harp.
• Lessons on Wealth ...
• Psalms 49:5-9 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity at my heels surrounds me? 6 Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the multitude of their riches, 7 none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him — 8 For the redemption of their souls is costly, and it shall cease forever — 9 that he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit.
• Wealth cannot buy life ...
• Psalm 49:8-9 For the redemption of their souls is costly, and it shall cease forever — 9 that he should continue to live eternally, and not see the Pit.
• Wealth cannot buy life ...
• Psalm 49:8-9 For the redemption of their souls is costly, and it shall cease forever — 9 that he should continue to live eternally, and not see the Pit.
• Wealth cannot buy life ...
• Luke 12:19-20 And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."' 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?'
• Don’t be fooled by wealth ...
• Psalms 49:10-13 For he sees wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever, their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
• Don’t be fooled by wealth ...
• Psalms 49:12-13 Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain; he is like the beasts that perish. 13 This is the way of those who are foolish, And of their posterity who approve their sayings.
• Deceitful riches ...
• Matthew 13:22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
• Deceitful riches ...
• 1 Timothy 6:9-10 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 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.
• True Wealth is with God ...
• Psalms 49:14-15 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling. 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for He shall receive me.
• True Wealth is with God ...
• 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
• Don’t fool yourself ...
• Psalms 49:17-20 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lives he blesses himself (For men will praise you when you do well for yourself), 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see light. 20 A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish.
• Don’t be Afraid ...
• Psalms 49:5-6 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity at my heels surrounds me? 6 those who trust in their wealth and boast in the multitude of their riches ...
• Psalms 49:16 Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;
• Don’t Worry ...
• Luke 12:22-23 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.
• Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
• Seek Him First ...
• Matthew 6:19-20 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
• Matt 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness …
• What Means Most to You ?
• Psalm 49: 1-20