David Wilkerson Quotes

As a man grows and increases in the things of this world, if he is not careful, he will lose the Spirit of the Lord, and he will set his heart upon the things of this world.

Our fathers worshiped the golden calf. The worst you can say of an American now is, he worships the gold of the calf.

Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that.

If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse.

Be charitable before wealth makes you covetous.

Spiritual worldliness kills! It kills the soul! It kills the Church!

Those who set out to serve both God and Mammon soon discover that there is no God.

Whatever we have of this world in our hands, our care must be to keep it out of our hearts, lest it come between us and Christ.

Every child was taught from his cradle that money was Mammon, the chief agent of the flesh and the devil.

The heart which finds life in material wealth is usually certain to go farther and seek for more in the satisfaction of base and sullen appetites.

The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.

Christians cannot be so joined to this world that they forget who they serve.

The world itself is too small for the covetous.

Riches naturally beget pride, love of the world, and every temper that is destructive of Christianity.

Those who want nothing are apt to forget how many there are who want every thing.

Mammon, the least erected spirit that fell >From heaven; for ev'n in heaven his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold, Than aught divine or holy else enjoy'd In vision beatific.

If we understand the dangers of materialism, it will help liberate us to experience the joys of Christ-centered stewardship. Jesus speaks of the "deceitfulness of wealth" . The psalmist warns, "Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them" . The dangers of materialism are far-reaching. We should not think that we're immune to the value-changing nature of wealth.

Don't be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and his will first in everything you do.

If you live according to nature, you never will be poor; if according to the world's caprice, you will never be rich.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

I have coveted everything and taken pleasure in nothing

Cursed Mammon be, when he with treasures To restless action spurs our fate! Cursed when for soft, indulgent leisures, He lays for us the pillows straight.

Bare-faced covetousness was the moving spirit of civilization from its first dawn to the present day; wealth, and again wealth, and for the third time wealth; wealth, not of society, but of the puny individual, was its only and final aim.

Greed says there is never enough. Abundance says there is more than enough. Greed closes the door behind itself. Abundance opens the door for others.

And their greed was for gold or God. They collected souls as they collected jewels.