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Faith by Debbie Wallis
Monday, August 24, 2015
to make it a priority to love God and His people more than you love what money can buy you. Don’t let money be a god. "You shall have no other gods before me,” Exodus 20:3. It’s ok to let money work for you…just be careful not to be bought.
Jesus is warning that it is impossible for anyone to be saved on their own merits. It was commonly taught by the rabbis that rich people were blessed by God and were the most likely candidates for Heaven. Jesus destroyed that theory and the idea that anyone can earn eternal life. The disciples were confused and asked, “Who then can be saved?” If the wealthy among them, which “Jesus said to His disciples, ‘It’s included the super-spiritual terribly hard for rich people to get Pharisees and scribes, were into the kingdom of Heaven. In unworthy of Heaven, what hope fact, it’s easier for a camel to go was there for a poor man? Jesus’s through the eye of a needle than a answer is the basis of the gospel: rich person to get in God’s "There are some things that people kingdom,” Matthew 19:23-24. cannot do, but God can do anything," Matthew 19:26. In The problem isn’t money. The Ephesians 2:8-9 we are told that problem is the value put on men are saved through God’s grace, money. The poor and rich put a mercy, and faith. Nothing we do sinful value on money. The rich earns salvation for us. Matthew 5:3 can use money to manipulate and speaks of the poor in spirit the poor can be used by money and inheriting the kingdom of God. It’s be manipulated. People with not easier to cry out to a holy God if enough can covet money and you recognize your spiritual people with too much can fall to poverty. The rich is often blind to pride with money. Money has a their spiritual poverty because of the loud voice and can buy its way in pride of their accomplishments. and out of situations. Money They’re content with wealth and speaks every language across the admiration. That makes the rich globe. Money can buy food for the less likely to humble themselves hungry or can pay for addictions. before God. A camel is not likely to Money can buy fame and fortune ever go through the eye of a needle. which can buy more fame and Why a camel…who knows. I guess fortune. Money gains more He could have used an elephant. money. Money can buys friends. Point being, it’s harder to humble Money can buy favor and pay for yourself and truly believe you need speech or the silence of. Don’t let God when you can buy anything money talk louder than morals and you want, including people’s praise, character. Jesus is warning us attention and admiration. against the love of money and the power that’s attached to it. God "But when you give to the poor, do cares about your heart. You have not let your left hand know what
your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you,” Matthew 6:3-4. This is not saying that every time we give it needs to be in secret. There are plenty of times it is appropriate that others know when we give. This verse is talking about giving to get praise, recognition and admiration. It’s good to give without receiving a ticker tape parade. Oh, it’s easier to keep secret with a small amount of money given but try giving without the recognition with a large amount of money. Your flesh wants to be celebrated even if it’s by one person. God always knows your intent. "When you do good deeds, don’t try to show off. If you do, you won’t get a reward from your Father in Heaven. When you give to charity, don’t blow a loud horn so others will know. That’s what show-offs do in the meeting places and on the street corners, because they are always looking for praise. I can assure you they already got the only reward they deserve,” Matthew 6:1-2. "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them," Ephesians 2:9-10. The Bible says the works we do on earth determine our rewards in Heaven. God is keeping an account of what we are doing on earth. Christians who love the praise of God more than the praise of man on earth will receive great reward in Heaven. The choices you are making presently will have eternal consequences attached to them. God sees everything based on the motivations of your heart. Some people do good things to be seen by other people. They like the praise of man. These people have
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no reward in Heaven because they get their reward from the praise of man. When you do good works to obey and honor the Lord He will reward you. I pray blessings for over you and pray that with your financial gain you do great things to help others and bring honor and glory to the Lord. There will be poor and rich and everything in between when we get to Heaven. The common denominator will be that Jesus is our Lord and Savior. “Jesus said to him, ‘If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give it all to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven. Then come and follow Me.’ When the young man heard this he went away grieving because he was very rich,” Mathew 19:21-22. Thus it’s harder for a rich person to get into Heaven than a camel in the eye of the needle. “Better is a little with righteousness than great income with injustice,” Proverbs 16:8. If you don’t have a bible please contact me at sfadebbie@yahoo.com and I will provide you one.
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