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The Corrosion of Silver and Gold

8/26/2017

 
By: Undre Griggs, Jr.
James 5:3 (ESV): Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.
The thought-provoking element about this verse is the fact that gold and silver do not actually corrode.  The alloys or impure materials mixed with gold are what corrodes and are susceptible to rust.  That is why rusted or corroded gold will be evidence used against us.  Christians are to remain pure and unblemished from the world; so if our gold can rust, it must be impure and mixed with some tainted minerals.
Ephesians 5:27 (NKJV): that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
On the last day, our judgment will be based on the word of God found in the Bible.
John 12:48 (NIV): There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day.
There is nothing more pure than God’s word, yet we find Christians frequently speaking where the Bible does not speak.  With the best intentions we change concepts from the Bible to become less confrontational and more acceptable to the masses.  In actuality, the road to destruction is the wide road that many will walk, while the narrow road is the path that leads to salvation.  When we are entertaining to the masses, we are likely mixing what is pure with what is impure.  Our focus should not be on the treasures of luxury found on earth, but on the treasures of righteousness found in heaven.  Remember, those who store their treasures on earth will be susceptible to rust and corrosion, while those who store their treasures in heaven will remain pure and incorruptible.
Matthew 6:19-21 (NKJV): “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
We cannot please both man and God.  Every time we focus on the word of God, our treasures are being stored in heaven; every time we focus on the traditions of man, our treasures are being stored here on earth.  Rusting is a slow process that happens over time – be ever vigilant and aware of where your treasures are being stored.

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