Sometimes, products come with warning labels. What’s amazing is that people still buy and use products despite clear warnings of harm. But what if other things came with warnings? What if lifestyles and desires come with such labels? Well, some do! For instance, 1 Timothy 6:9 says, “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”
Wanting to be wealthy might be one of the most popular and common ambitions. But the Bible provides a warning for such desire. That type of life is called senseless and harmful. A life devoted to obtaining riches is almost surely going to lead to spiritual and eternal ruin. And yet, many people choose a path of destruction despite the Bible’s clear warning. What will you choose? Will you heed the caution of Scripture and choose godliness over greed? Or will you ignore the clear warning and follow a senseless and harmful path of ruin?