The Bible talks a whole lot about money. As American's I don't think we really want to know what it says. We have come up with all of the excuses under the sun as for why these passages don't "apply" to us.
Here's the problem: There's no way around it, we have a problem with greed and coveting in our culture and in the church. It is just normal life. We are bombarded with commercials telling us what we need, TV shows showing us what's lacking in our home, and the internet always there to make sure that we don't fall behind in the latest trends. From technology, to transportation, to fashion, things are changing every day and we feel the need to keep up.
What's interesting to me is that "coveting" made God's list. It's actually a part of the original 10 commandments that God gave to Moses. Coveting is placed right along side murder, adultery, and worshiping idols. But how many of us aren't looking at our neighbor's car, home, TV, or oxen (to throw in the OT a bit) and wishing we had that for ourselves.
Well enough blogging (on one of my 3 computers) for today, I'm going to Wal-Mart.
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