Even his bedridden condition didn't stop him from seeking out personal gain. This person loved money so much he didn't have time to think about God or recovering from his illness, maybe even putting two and two together and realizing he needed to stop working so hard. No, he just kept on grabbing for the money tree and he hasn't quit yet.
Friend, does your love for money blind you to God's grace? Do you realize that every breath you take is God's breath? That you are alive because it's not yet your time to die? That you are living ON BORROWED TIME, and God demands we REDEEM the time, for the days are evil? That betimes God in His sovereign will allows Satan to buffet you in sickness and pain? Do you know that your life is NOT yours, but God's? Moreover, that God wants you to believe on His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to be born again and go to Heaven when you die? Think about it.
This person has since recovered, unbeknowst to him by the grace of God. If he were a true Christian (I'm not implying whether or not he's saved), this situation would have been a powerful testimony. If he only gave God the glory, and not himself, others would see that and want what he had. Personally I think he's a fool because he didn't thank God for anything, let alone for allowing him to live one more day. Sadly, he worships the god of mammon, and Jesus said it's impossible to worship God and mammon.
That's the foolish idealogy of today: either work till it kills you or be lazy till it kills you. All the while God wants us to acknowledge Him but He is ignored. Fools! None of your earthly gain will ever earn you good things, let alone eternity in Heaven. Your love for money will only end you up in Hell!
