He says
to me, “You know that you who are the servants of God dwell in a strange land;
for your city is far away from this one. If, then,” he continues, “you know
your city in which you are to dwell, why do you here provide lands, and make
expensive preparations, and accumulate dwellings and useless buildings? … As
one living in a foreign land, make no further preparations for yourself than
what may merely be sufficient. …
Be careful,
then, you who serve the Lord, and have Him in your heart, that you work the
works of God, remembering His commandments and promises which He promised, and
believe that He will bring them to pass if His commandments are observed.
Instead of lands, therefore, buy afflicted souls, according as each one is
able, and visit widows and orphans, and do not overlook them; and spend your
wealth and all your preparations, which you received from the Lord, upon such
lands and houses. For to this end did the Master make you rich, that you might
perform these services unto Him; and it is much better to purchase such lands,
and possessions, and houses, as you will find in your own city, when you come
to reside in it."
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