Rich Felix had no leisure to hear poor Paul – Thomas Brooks

“Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” Proverbs 23:4-5

The only thing certain about riches is that they are uncertain.

Oh the deadness, the barrenness, the listlessness, the heartlessness to anything that is divine and heavenly which always attends such professors who are resolved to be rich, or great, or somebody in the world! Oh the time, the thoughts, the strength, the spirits that these men spend upon the world while their souls lie a-bleeding, and eternity is hastening upon them! Men who are highly and fully resolved to be rich will certainly forget God, undervalue Christ, grieve the Spirit, slight ordinances, and neglect such gracious opportunities as might make them happy forever. Rich Felix had no leisure to hear poor Paul, though the hearing of a sermon might have saved his soul. As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.” Acts 24:24-25