1 May 2012

I Peter 5:4

Posted by joncooper

I Peter 5:4: “And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.”

The crown of glory is a special Heavenly crown that is only given to faithful ministers. Those who fed the flock of God faithfully will receive it; those who did not will miss out. There is a great truth here. If you seek to use your pulpit to grow wealthy (as many televangelists do) then you may gain earthly wealth, but you will lose all of it when you die, and when you stand before God you will not get this Heavenly crown. In order to gain Heavenly wealth you must be faithful and not seek “filthy lucre.” That is the only way to amass wealth that actually matters.

Sadly, many people sacrifice eternal wealth that they cannot lose in order to gain worldly wealth that they cannot keep. That is a very poor decision – one that will cost them for all the rest of time. You only have one life in which you can earn this crown. If you fail then it will be lost forever.

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