Certainly, the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some people who have set their hearts on getting rich have wandered away from the Christian faith and have caused themselves a lot of grief. [1 Timothy 6:10 (GW)]

Money is not the root of all evil, but love of it is. To gain and keep riches, we may be tempted to stray from our Christian values; we might find ourselves believing that money can buy happiness or even loving money more than people or God.

Man defines wealth by adding up financial assets and possessions. God, however, doesn’t define wealth by looking at a balance sheet. He defines it by the quality of our lives, our love and generosity, and not by our financial resources or worldly goods. With Jesus, we are never poor, no matter what is in our bank accounts or IRAs.