Money can do many good things for people. More important than anything, it can buy food, clothing and shelter.

Therefore, money is good.

Money is needed.

Survival.

From there, it must decrease in psychological value after these most pressing needs are met.

It can buy some time off, a retirement and a vacation.

It can buy medical care and provide things for hobbies.

But it can't buy health directly.

It can't stop the accident from happening that the insurance money covers.

It can't stop the disability or pain that the accident causes.

It can't buy peace of mind directly.

It can't make you enjoy your time off.

It can't make you enjoy your vacation.

It can't make you enjoy your retirement.

It can't extend your life when it's your time to go.

And it sure as Hell won't give you peace.

And you definitely can't take with you.

Somewhere in our thinking, we get the idea that a ton of money can make us happy.

But it can't.

Worst of all, even if you work hard and pile up a stack of it, "you can't take it with you when you die."

When we die, someone else will get our stack of money that has been saved up, and they may waste it without regard to our values, or care about our hard work.

This is very frustrating for people who cannot find anything outside themselves that they want to give money to.

This is why the Bible calls money "deceptive." It can't do many of the things it promises.

Jesus said to keep our lives free from the love of money, and be on guard against all kinds of greed.

Greed for money is the root of all kinds of evils. People will do crazy and immoral things to get a lot of money.

But money can't buy a lot of the most important things.

Money can't buy you love.

Money can't buy you friendship.

Money can't buy you God's forgiveness for your sins against His law.

Money can't buy you Heaven when you die.

I wouldn't say money is worthless, because it is needed for survival.

But it sure is worthless for a lot of things, isn't it?