I'm glad I'm not Rich.

Have you ever noticed how many shows on television deal with rich people? MTV’s Cribs, My Sweet Sixteen, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 90210, Dynasty, The Nanny, Beverly Hillbilly’s, Who wants to marry a Millionaire, Ducktales, on and on and on. For some reason we are drawn to the rich. Perhaps it’s a bit of envy that keeps our attention. We dream, hope, or wish to be like them someday.

But truth be told, I’m glad I’m not rich. The Bible has some pretty hard things to say about rich people…especially rich people who profit from the poor and rich who do nothing for the poor. For these reasons I’m glad I’m not rich…I’m sure it’s a lot of pressure to carry around. That whole “to whom much is given, much is required” thing has to be tough to live with. I’m glad I’m not rich, because God might expect me to do something with what I have.

Take for example that only 8% of the world’s population owns a car. I’m glad I’m not rich. Or that half of the world’s population lives on less than two dollars a day…less than the price of a gallon of gas. Or that 1.3 Billion people have no access to clean drinking water. I’m glad I’m not rich, when I see that the amount of money Americans spend on ice cream a year could feed all the world’s starving children, or that 20% of the population in the developed nations consume 86% of the world’s goods.

You see, I’m glad I’m not rich…other wise God might want me to use my money on something other than myself.