Glitter and gold will you behold? Lots of shiny things in this world to catch our eye. The lust of the eye though can get us into so much trouble. It might even lead to death. Does this mean we are never to own a new car or home? I don't think so. It is the "lusting" that makes it a sin.
"This world is not my home" is not only an old adage, but also scriptural (Hebrews 11:9). We are but strangers traveling through a strange country looking for our real home. What does it mean to be a "traveler"? To me it is the knowing that we own nothing in this world! In New York did you know when you purchase a building, you must also purchase the air above it? This would make a good laugh if it wasn't the truth. Men live in their wisdom, which is foolishness unto God (I Cor 3:19).
"Travel light" is another old adage. It should be seared into our hearts as those who belong to Christ! To me, traveling light means we are to be content with what we have. Our time is brief on this earth; every breath we take is allowed only to us by our Creator Christ Jesus, who died so that we might have eternal life. (John 3:16)
I Timothy 6:8-10
8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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