Proclamation:
“But God will redeem me from the realm of
the dead; He will surely take me to Himself.”
Psalm 49:15 (NIV) The King James
version of The Bible for this verse reads: “But God will redeem my soul from
the power of the grave; for He shall receive me.”
Explanation:
This psalm was written as a song, under
the influence of The Holy Spirit of God, by an unknown human author for the
sons of Korah to sing. The unknown
psalmist herein presents the vanity of trusting in riches, (Psalm 49:6 and 10)
the insufficiency of wealth to purchase the redemption of the soul, (Psalm
49:7-8) and the certainty of physical death. (Psalm 49:10-14) However, he expresses his hope and faith in
The Lord God knowing that He will redeem his soul from death and take it to be
with Him for eternity.
Application:
There is nothing wrong with money, or with
having a lot of it. The problem comes
from a person putting their faith in their wealth. (Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25,
and Luke 18:25) It is the love of money
which is sinful. (1 Timothy 6:10) Money
cannot buy salvation or influence with The Lord. (Acts 8:18-20) And, when we die, we cannot take our money or
any of our possessions with us. (Ecclesiastes 5:15) Our soul is eternal, and when we die it will
leave our physical body and return to The Lord God who gave it to us and who will
determine where our soul will spend eternity. (2 Corinthians 5:6-10) As believers, we look forward to hearing Him say,
well done, good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord. (Matthew
25:21 and 23)
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