"Who's Portion is in This Life"

Who would not want to be like the people described in Ps 17:14? God! Fills "their womb with treasure" (KJV). "They are satisfied with children"(KJV). These people are so wealthy that they leave their abundance as an inheritance to their children. What a fantastic life! Whom would not want to be these people?

I would not want to be these people for two reasons: First, David calls these "men of the world" "the wicked" in the previous verse. Think about that. God gave them their wealth; God "blessed" them in this life. They are wicked. Second, David throws in a little phrase that changes the whole tenor of what he is saying about them. He writes: "Men of the world whose portion is this life." That little statement means everything.

All of their wealth and apparent blessing are for this life only. It lasts a short time and then they are gone to their (lack of) reward. Who wants this? I do not! I want rewards that will last for eternity. I want what these guys already have, but I want it to last forever. I want Jesus, not the stuff that Jesus has created. Jesus lasts forever. He is worth having nothing in this life because he means everything.

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