In September, 1857, the USS Central America encountered a hurricane while en route from the California gold mines to New York City.� The ship and its treasure were discovered a couple of years ago, off the coast of South Carolina.� On board were 500 passengers and a cargo of three tons of gold nuggets, assay bars, and coins worth an estimated one billion dollars.� For three days the passengers and crew bailed water, hoping to save the ship, but they were unsuccessful.� Of the 500 hundred people on board, 425 perished.� Survivors told of passengers jumping overboard fatally weighed down with gold. (The Tennessean, September 8, 1990).
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Death came as a result of their greed.� Many people believe, falsely, that money is evil and bad.� But Paul says to Timothy "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)� It is the LOVE of money that causes people to be greedy and leads to many sorrows and even death.�
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For the believer there is a greater wealth to be pursued.� It is life eternal.� Which pursuit are you after, money or life? Don't let the love or pursuit of what is false threaten your life with unnecessary weight!
