Isaiah 40:15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. 17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
Isaiah 40:25 To whom then will you liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one fails. 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Isaiah, writing under the guidance of The Holy Spirit, summarizes the entire issue of ownership, and he places our planet in the correct perspective, in comparison, or in contrast to the big picture. Our final introductory passage comes from the pen of Paul, who shaves the cold facts down to a bare- bones formula, and summarizes the issue of owning anything into precis form, so that we would always bear in mind the fact that nothing that we think is ours, is really ours.
When taken together, the previous passages clearly teach us that we are born as stewards, and we die as stewards. In every single instance, where the rich and famous die they cannot carry any of their riches or material goods that they have accumulated over a lifetime with them.
1st Timothy 6: 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!