We live in a materialistic world where many people serve money. They spend all of their lives collecting and storing it, only to die and leave it behind. Their desire for money and what it can buy far outweighs their commitment to God and spiritual matters. What ever you store up, you will spend much of your time and energy thinking about. Money seen as an end in itself quickly traps us and cuts us off from both God and the needy. The key to using money wisely is to see how much we can use for God’s purposes, not how much we can accumulate for ourselves.
Money is dangerous because it deceives us into thinking that wealth is the easiest way to get everything we want. The love of money is sinful because we trust money rather than God to solve our problems. Those that pursue its empty promises will one day discover that they have nothing because that are spiritually bankrupt. Money has a strange power to lead people into sin. I’m sure we can all think of a situation to where we have seen this happen. Sooner or later we need to stop buying things with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like. Know anyone like that? Some people think they have it all but they really have nothing. When you think of all the things that money cannot buy and death cannot take away, what do you have left ?
Does God’s love touch your wallet? Does your money free you to help others? If so you are storing up lasting treasures in heaven. Can you honestly say that God and not money is your master? One test is to ask yourself which one occupies more of your thoughts, time and efforts!!!!!!!
Money is dangerous because it deceives us into thinking that wealth is the easiest way to get everything we want. The love of money is sinful because we trust money rather than God to solve our problems. Those that pursue its empty promises will one day discover that they have nothing because that are spiritually bankrupt. Money has a strange power to lead people into sin. I’m sure we can all think of a situation to where we have seen this happen. Sooner or later we need to stop buying things with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like. Know anyone like that? Some people think they have it all but they really have nothing. When you think of all the things that money cannot buy and death cannot take away, what do you have left ?
Does God’s love touch your wallet? Does your money free you to help others? If so you are storing up lasting treasures in heaven. Can you honestly say that God and not money is your master? One test is to ask yourself which one occupies more of your thoughts, time and efforts!!!!!!!
If time and money were no object,
What would you do for God?
What would you do for God?
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