“Ephraim has said, ‘Ah, but I am rich; I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors they cannot find in me iniquity of sin.'”  (ESV)

There is a great temptation in being wealthy (and if you are reading this on a computer or smart device you are fabulously wealthy compared to the rest of the world) to place our trust in our wealth instead of in God.  There is a great temptation to believe that if we have enough money, we can generally be protected from whatever life may throw at us.  This is a false belief.  It will invariably lead to a great fall.  Our only real hope is to trust in God.  Everything else is transitory and will eventually fail us.  He alone will stand firm.