The Hidden Dangers of Gambling. Part [6] 04/25/2026 (Morning thought)

1st Timothy 6: 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

If the problem isn’t addressed and corrected, it could cost families their homes as the gambler may seek to take equity out, or worse yet, might ravage your rainy-day savings or other funds in the process, just to feed the addiction. Another deleterious effect of gambling is that when the addiction ripens into sheer desperation, persons will often turn to their credit cards to fund the habit, and as a result some people have become entangled in one of satan’s favorite snares.

Yielding to the craving for riches is used by the adversary of souls by which he seeks to drown individuals in irretrievable debt. This is why The Lord stipulates in His word, that the desire to get rich quickly is a sin and is to be avoided like the plague, for the spin offs, and consequences often wreak havoc on the individual, on marriages, families, communities and governments…. Ecclesiastes 5: 10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. 

Very sorry to say that currently, we have persons in high and low places, in positions of great influence, who are never satisfied with gold. There now seems to be a gold rush of sorts, whereby individuals seek to rake in all they can, whilst they can, and thus, in the process the resources of nations are being bled down to a point of no return…. 1st Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1st Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

The Hidden Dangers of Gambling. Part [5] 04/25/2026 (Evening thought)

Ecclesiastes 5: 11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

The Bible clearly states what will most likely happen to a person who wins the Lotto, or a person who strikes gold overnight. Aunts and uncles, in laws and outlaws will start to appear out of nowhere. Friends and families of yours, who never called you in ten or twenty years will suddenly find your phone   number, and even some who were presumed dead, might come back to claim their piece of the pie only to disappear again into neverland, after they have gotten their share.

Now, this is not to say that friends and family should not be helped at all in such cases, they should be, if and wherever warranted, but the Bible is just giving us a heads up of what to expect if, in your craving to get rich quickly, you win the Powerball jackpot. You must expect the needy, and the greedy to converge at your doorstep. That is what the Bible says. Then again, in so many instances where the habit of gambling has taken deep root, there is that haunting feeling of defeat.

When great losses are incurred, they often lead to financial stress in one’s family, as spouses could become estranged by the mounting debt, and dwindling resources. When the husband or the wife has a gambling habit, they could blow through money like how your local landscaper blows through dry leaves. Furthermore, if the habit affects teenagers and young adults, as is increasingly the case, his/ her grades may take a hit, and they will be more prone to drop out of school.

Proverbs 23:4 Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!