【箴1:19】凡贪恋财利的，所行之路都是如此；这贪恋之心乃夺去得财者之命。【Proverbs 1:19 NIV】Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it.

箴言是神智慧的话语，一上来就警戒人：凡贪恋财利的，就走上一条死亡之路。Proverbs gives us God’s wisdom, and right from the beginning it warns us that those who greedily pursue gain are heading down a path that leads to death. 无论是恶人谋财害命，还是被诱惑跟随恶人的，最终都是灭亡。Whether they are wicked people who harm others for money, or those who are tempted to follow them, the end is destruction.

“贪恋财利”不只是喜欢钱财，而是让利益逐渐成为生命的主宰，被贪欲辖制，渐渐失去敬畏神的心。“Greed for gain” is not simply about liking money. It is allowing personal gain to gradually become the master of our lives, being ruled by greed and slowly losing the fear of God. 让财利取代神，成为辖制生命的偶像。 Wealth and gain then take God’s place and become an idol that controls our lives.

耶稣说：“一个人不能事奉两个主。”（太6:24）人不能同时事奉神，又事奉玛门。Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters.” (Matthew 6:24 NIV) We cannot serve both God and Money. 又说，“人若赚得全世界，赔上自己的生命，有什么益处呢？人还能拿什么换生命呢”(太16：26) He also said, “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26 NIV)

从古到今，不知道有多少人，因贪恋财利丧命。就像飞蛾扑火，明明是火坑，为什么还要往下跳呢？From ancient times until today, countless people have lost their lives because of greed for wealth and gain. Like moths flying into a flame, even when the danger is obvious, why do people still throw themselves into it? 显明贪恋背后是黑暗权势设下的死亡陷阱。仇敌借着人的贪心，在世上设置了各种死亡的网罗，要捕捉人，把人拖进灭亡。This shows that behind greed there is a deadly trap set by the powers of darkness. Through human greed, the enemy sets all kinds of deadly snares in the world to catch people and drag them towards destruction.

求神鉴察我，是否已经经历“神是我的牧者，我必不至于缺乏”，从此敬畏神，依靠祂的供应。May God search me: Have I truly experienced that “The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want,” so that I now fear God and rely on His provision? 还是仍然顺从那过去没有神、贫穷、比较、嫉妒的孤儿心态里，顺从不够不够、贪婪的地狱权势？ Or am I still living out of the orphan mindset of my former life without God—poverty, comparison, and jealousy—and giving in to the hellish power of “never enough, never enough” and greed?

祷告 | Prayer

亲爱的天父，感谢你，清晨就用这节经文，再次警戒我。Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for using this verse early this morning to warn me once again. 让我来到你面前，求你鉴察我，我里面是否有任何贪恋的心，贪不属于我的，不是神赐给我的钱财、名利、恩赐、美貌、身材，别人的配偶… As I come before You, please search me and show me whether there is any greed within me—coveting things that are not mine and that God has not given me: money, status, reputation, gifts, beauty, appearance, someone else’s spouse... 让我知道，贪是万恶之源，人只要起了贪念，仇敌就可以工作，什么罪都可以进来，罪的工价就是死亡。Help me recognise that greed opens the door to every kind of evil. Once greed takes hold in a person’s heart, the enemy can begin to work and every kind of sin can enter; and the wage of sin is death.

求圣灵光照我，显明我心里隐藏的欲望，使我及早起来对付，不要让这些私欲被诱惑，怀胎生出罪，失去爱神的心。You Holy Spirit, please shine Your light on me and reveal the hidden desires in my heart, so that I deal with them early and do not allow these desires to be enticed, conceived, and give birth to sin, causing me to lose my love for God. 求祢使我以祢为至宝，赐我知足、诚实和慷慨的心，照着你的意思，忠心管理、善用祢所托付的一切，白白得来、白白舍去，不让世上的财物取代祢在我生命中的位置。Please make You my greatest treasure, and give me a contented, honest and generous heart. Help me faithfully manage and make good use of everything You have entrusted to me according to Your will. Freely I have received; freely may I give, never allowing the things of this world to take Your place in my life. 求祢使我在基督里得着真正的自由，活出敬畏祢的生命。Please help me find true freedom in Christ and live a life that fears You.

奉主耶稣基督的名祷告，阿们。In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

（Sister Coral and the Daily Devotional Team）