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Riches that Bring no Sorrow

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May 3, 2026
A.W. Tozer unpacks Proverbs 10:22 while contrasting fleeting material wealth with enduring spiritual riches. He challenges attachments to fame, beauty, and possessions and traces how childhood treasures can harden into adult materialism. Listeners hear about covenant blessings, eternal security, the value of prayer and Scripture, and using money to gain lasting, eternal friendships.
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ANECDOTE

Dying Scholar Asked For Comforting Scripture

  • Tozer recounts visiting a famed dying scholar who asked to hear John 14 'Let not your heart be troubled' instead of heavy reading.
  • The story illustrates that at life's end simple truths about faith matter more than intellectual display.
INSIGHT

Blessing Means Being An Heir Of God

  • The blessing of the Lord means standing in covenant relationship with God as an heir of the Almighty through Christ.
  • Tozer ties this to Abraham's call and New Testament inheritance language, claiming these riches are incorruptible and cannot be taken away.
INSIGHT

Godly Riches Are Incorruptible

  • Earthly riches decay, depreciate, and can be destroyed, but God's blessing provides incorruptible wealth.
  • Tozer uses fire, decay, depreciation and hyperinflation imagery to contrast temporal possessions with eternal riches.
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