Bible Meditation: Psalm 119:14
Psalm 119:14-“I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.”
Riches will flee away. As the fellow once said, “I’ve never seen a U-Haul truck at a funeral.” “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there” (Job 1:21). Wealth is nice to have, I suppose, but heaven isn’t on the gold standard. Or any other standard but obedience to God.
The testimonies of God are the only “way” to true riches, the “treasures in heaven” which Jesus urged us to “lay up for” ourselves (Matthew 6:20). That is something to truly rejoice over. We can, and should be, thankful for the countless blessings God gives us every day; after all, He knows where we live now and what we need to sustain ourselves in this mortal journey. But only the way of His testimonies are, ultimately, worth rejoicing over because it is only the way of His testimonies that will lead us to heaven. Where our true wealth lies.