“The more we have, the more we want; we are never satisfied,” is a translated saying from German. In German it rhymes.

That proverb came to my mind today when walking back from town to our home, and when I was thinking about all the Mother’s Day advertisements I saw there.

Mother’s Day

There are not many here who are not aware that coming Sunday is Mother’s Day in New Zealand.

I think Mother’s Day is about making money and the word greed came to my mind.

Greedy people are “excessively desirous of food or wealth,” says The Collins Concise Dictionary.

And what does the BIBLE say about  greed and greedy people?

The BIBLE teaches that:

We must be on our guard against greed.

Greed is idolatry and we must put it to death.

Greedy people will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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Luke 12:15; Colossians 3:5; First Corinthians 6:10