Good Morning Friends,
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on
earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But
store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not
destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure
is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:19-21)
There are many things worth treasuring in life:
your spouse, your children, your parents, your family, your friends, your
church, the opportunities you have to serve God.
There are many things worth treasuring in life:
but money is not one of them! Money is not worth treasuring, but it is worth
using. The best way to use money is to put it toward things that are worth
treasuring. Use it for your family, use it for people in need, use it for the
church, use it to advance the kingdom, use it to accomplish the things you
believe God wants you to accomplish with your life. Use it, don’t hoard it and
don’t treasure it!
Someone has said that many people can be described
by the following phrase: “love money, use people.” Jesus offers a better
philosophy toward money: “love people, use money.”
Jesus says that how we use our money is an
indicator of what we really treasure. If you hoard your money, then money is
what you really treasure. If you use your money for the things that are truly
important, then those are the things you treasure.
Jesus says that if, as act of will, we will put
our money where we want our hearts to be, that our hearts will naturally
follow. Where do you want your heart to be? Is that where you are putting your
money?
His, by Grace, Steve
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