Abundance

Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance 
       of the things which he possesseth            Luke 12:15
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance 
       with increase: this is also vanity.              Ecclesiastes 5:10
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and 
       strengthened himself in his wickedness           Psalm 52:7
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance 
       of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.                  Ecclesiastes 5:12

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have 
        committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance 
        of her delicacies.                Revelation 18:3
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance 
        of the heart the mouth speaketh.         Matthew 12:34
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded 
        unto the riches of their liberality.             2 Corinthians 8:2
Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:     2 Corinthians 8:20

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: 
        but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.      Matthew 13:12
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.   1 Kings 18:41
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.     Psalm 72:7
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, 
        there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of satan to buffet me, 
        lest I should be exalted above measure.             2 Corinthians 12:7

Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
    For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
    For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
    Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.      Romans 14:16-19
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: 
    I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.      John 10:10

--bro. tim pickl
Thursday July 7, 2005 A.D.

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