September 30, 2005
PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:49 pm
Turning Our Back On Greed
"But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people."
Ephesians 5:3
It seems there was a pretzel stand out front of an office building in New York. One day, a man came out of the building, plunked down a quarter, and then went on his way without taking a pretzel. This happened every day for three weeks. Finally, the old lady running the stand spoke up: "Sir, excuse me. May I have a word with you?
The fellow said: "I know what you're going to say. You're going to ask me why I give you a quarter every day and don't take a pretzel."
And the woman said, "Not at all. I just want to tell you that the price is now 35 cents."
Prayer: Ask God to help you let go and not let greed control your heart.
"Greed is the logical result of the belief that there is no life after death. We grab what we can while we can however we can and then hold on to it hard."
~Sir Fred Catherwood
"But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people."
Ephesians 5:3
It seems there was a pretzel stand out front of an office building in New York. One day, a man came out of the building, plunked down a quarter, and then went on his way without taking a pretzel. This happened every day for three weeks. Finally, the old lady running the stand spoke up: "Sir, excuse me. May I have a word with you?
The fellow said: "I know what you're going to say. You're going to ask me why I give you a quarter every day and don't take a pretzel."
And the woman said, "Not at all. I just want to tell you that the price is now 35 cents."
Prayer: Ask God to help you let go and not let greed control your heart.
"Greed is the logical result of the belief that there is no life after death. We grab what we can while we can however we can and then hold on to it hard."
~Sir Fred Catherwood