But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. Woe to you who are well fed now for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. Luke 6:24-25
“Jesus warns them not because God does not accept rich, satisfied or happy people, but because rich, satisfied and happy people often think they have no need for God.
Wealth, power and possessions can easily numb us to our need for God and make us overlook the needs of others.
When the wealthy, full and happy share with those who have less, they find satisfaction in things that truly satisfy.”
James Brian Smith in The Good and Beautiful Life (Downers’ Grove: IVP, 2009) 63.