Topic: Teaching About Money and Possesion
Text: Matthew 6: 19-34 (New Living Translation)
19 “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
21 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
22 “Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light.
23 But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
24 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?
27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing,
29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
33 Seek the Kingdom of God[d] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
After reading the passage, Is this question comes along your head, " Maybe God will not be happy when we I am a rich person" or "Is God discouraging me to be a rich person"... Sometimes in our life, conciously or unconciously we are bombarded with lot and lots of questions that leads us to be a failure, means that we have a pre-occupied or crowded thoughts. This questions just make you think and think all over again to that episode of your life. Because as our human nature, we tend to be more subjective(negative) when we failed to do things rather than to be objective (positive) , isn't it? . If we cannot avail the things, events, relationships, careers, promotions ect. that we wanted, what will be the outcome? Isn't it that we are living a life that is full of worries and uncertainties. Friends, our Lord Jesus was vividly stated in the above passage that we should not to worry for everything as the "unbeliever"(people that are not accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of their lives) had in their hearts.
Actually as a believer of Jesus Christ, He designed us to be bless and be a blessing to others (people that are least and needy). God wants us to experience aboudance of life on earth in terms of everything (possesions, money, clothes, food etc) but do not let all this things hinder us to be a follower of Jesus Christ or to serve God. Because when we have lots of money or we are rich enough then we can serve Him freely and joyfully.What do I mean? For example, today is sunday and you need show your love to God through fellowshipping with other believers or going to the church but you cannot because you need to work today, why you need to work? because you need money to support yourself and family in some way or another... If we have more than enough resources then we can give our best to serve and worship God...
In my conclusion, may we have the spirit of joy and love to serve God fully in terms of our money and possesions. And not a half - hearted kind of service to God. We need to be a good steward to all the blessings that we had recieved from God and use them wisely and carefully. Spend our money and time in a very tangible ways. Learn and act to help others who are in need. To God be the Glory!
Personal Prayer:
Loving Father in Heaven, thank you for all the blessings that I have recieved from you. Forgive me for sometimes I have not use them in a way that is more beneficial to me and to others as well. I pray Lord that you will give more wisdom and knowlegde in this area. Change my mindset and perceptions in congruennce to your plan in my life. Thank you for blessing me and my family. Thank you also for your protection and guidance in everyday of my life Lord. In the most precious name of Jesus Christ I pray.. Amen!
Godbless You!
Crispin Agas
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