Well
here comes Christmas! I heard that on black Friday over 1 billion
dollars was spent and that did not include internet sales! Wow! Money is
important for us to survive. Do we spend our money in ways that are
pleasing to God? It is important for us to examine this aspect of our
lives. I believe if we are honest with our selves we do things with our
money that is not pleasing to God and amounts to greed!!!
Look at this verse about money closely:
1 Timothy 6:10
Money is the root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Can money be evil? No it is a thing, it is neutral. It is neither evil or good. You see I did not post the verse correctly, here is what the verse actually says:
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
The love of money is what is evil because it becomes a idol in our lives that replaces God! Just stop and think about what the love of money has done in this world of ours. Murders, stealing, greed we see all the time over the love of money. Money in many instances is used in ways that does not honor God and help those who are in need. What are we doing brothers and sisters????
So as we dive into looking at money over the next several days and what God has to say about it let us not look at what others are doing but let each of us examine our own hearts and ask ourselves so I have a love of money or a deep love of God!
I have heard it said before, if we look at our check books we can often answer the question of where our hearts are....God or money(self)!
Tom
Look at this verse about money closely:
1 Timothy 6:10
Money is the root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Can money be evil? No it is a thing, it is neutral. It is neither evil or good. You see I did not post the verse correctly, here is what the verse actually says:
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
The love of money is what is evil because it becomes a idol in our lives that replaces God! Just stop and think about what the love of money has done in this world of ours. Murders, stealing, greed we see all the time over the love of money. Money in many instances is used in ways that does not honor God and help those who are in need. What are we doing brothers and sisters????
So as we dive into looking at money over the next several days and what God has to say about it let us not look at what others are doing but let each of us examine our own hearts and ask ourselves so I have a love of money or a deep love of God!
I have heard it said before, if we look at our check books we can often answer the question of where our hearts are....God or money(self)!
Tom
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