Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Luke 21:1-4
I think this should give us all something to think about. I know that sometimes when it comes to giving at church, I can balk because I feel I can't afford to give the money. But why is it that we try and keep things that are not ours? God is the one who gives us both our paychecks and the ability to earn a paycheck. When we give back to the Lord that which is His, He can bless others through our charity and very possibly find other ways to bless us with financial gain again. Remember the talents!
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I did say I would delete my test post. I'm now checking if comments come through with my method or not. I'm guessing no.
ReplyDeleteI heard an awesome point on WMHR along these lines the other day...Well related to "treasure" at least.
ReplyDeleteYou know the stuff about "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." I'd always heard that and thought along the lines of "Well I best get my treasure in heaven so my heart ends up there." Which is true.
But the speaker pointed out how the phrase applies across disciplines. For example, if you invest a lot of money in the stock market you will care a lot about what goes on in the stock market. If you invest a lot of time and money in acquiring stuff you will care a lot about the stuff. If you invest a lot of time carting your kids to music and sports events you will care a lot about their music and sports events. If you invest a lot of time and money in ministry you will care a lot about ministry. Essentially anything you invest in, (where your treasure is,) that's where your concern, (your heart,) will be.
So is it bad to invest any amount in the stock market, or stuff? Not necessarily. The point is to beware that the more of your treasure that is invested in any given thing, the more you will care about it and thus (possibly) the less capacity you'll have to invest in and care about the things of God.