Pink Floyd and The Bible

Today after today’s reading I thought of a Pink Floyd song called “Money.” It says this:

Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay
And your O.K.

Money, it’s a gas
Grab that cash with both hands
And make a stash

New car, caviar, four star daydream
Think I’ll buy me a football team

Money get back
I’m all right Jack
Keep your hands off my stack

Malachi 3 says ¹⁰“^(V)Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not ^(W)open for you the windows of heaven and ^(X)pour out for you a blessing until ^[c](Y)it overflows.

We also read from Acts 5

³But Peter said, “Ananias, why has ^(C)Satan filled your heart to lie ^(D)to the Holy Spirit and to ^(E)keep back some of the price of the land?

⁴“While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but ^(F)to God.”

⁵And as he heard these words, Ananias ^(G)fell down and breathed his last; and ^(H)great fear came over all who heard of it.

Money is a funny thing. We give it more credit that is due. I honestly think God never cared about money, but our heart and what money can do to our heart. Pink Floyd sings the song of this world. Malachi and Peter show us the purpose and consequence of the heart. I pray money never takes my life, but I give my life, and money, as God sees fit!