Money, money, money!!! #4

The money issue seems to have no boundaries. Greed and evil has even entered sacred grounds like the church. This is nothing new! Let me give you a few examples:



Mark 11:15-17

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

15 So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 16 And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. 17 Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ”



Jeremiah 7:11

11 Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” says the Lord.



Malachi 3:8-10

Do Not Rob God



8 “Will a man rob God?

Yet you have robbed Me!

But you say,

‘In what way have we robbed You?’

In tithes and offerings.

9 You are cursed with a curse,

For you have robbed Me,

Even this whole nation.

10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,

That there may be food in My house,

And try Me now in this,”

Says the Lord of hosts,

“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven

And pour out for you such blessing

That there will not be room enough to receive it.



We really need to chew on these and ask our selves are we doing wrong with our money anywhere. Inside or outside the church. All the money God has bless us with is His that He lets us use. He expects us to use it wisely. A portion is to be given to the church. We are to help those in need. We are to use it to meet our needs. Then with the rest we need to honor God with it no matter how we spend it. A good habit would be to ask ourselves, would God be happy with this use of money?



It is biblical to say use God's money wisely and God will meet your needs, use God's money foolishly and for evil and you will reap the consequences.



Tom