What things are the most important to you in this life? Is it your job, family, possessions, money, or the will and direction of the Lord in your life? Are you storing up treasures on Earth, or are you storing up treasures in Heaven?
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21
Think about what Jesus taught and what He said was most important. Jesus said, “You can not serve God and money.” So, what kind of a manager are you of the earthly things God has given? All these things you have will be gone someday. All your money and possessions have no value unless you use them in such a way that it benefits others and honors God for eternity. To build up incorruptible wealth in Heaven and even to save souls.
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? Mark 8:36
Think about how fast the things of this world wear out, such as a car, and then they are worthless. You may be thinking that you are secure with all the things you have. You may believe you have enough money to sustain yourself when you are old. But the truth is, any day you may pass away, and then who will possess what was yours? If you trust what you have, you are not trusting God but your money. God does not desire for you to trust the temporary things of this world but trust in Him.
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. Proverbs 23:4-5
Do not worry about what you eat, drink, wear, or even the future, for the Lord will provide what you need. Build up true treasure in Heaven by giving what you have to those who are truly in need. Keep an open hand on everything you own. If God wants you to give, then give. If God wants you to receive, then you will receive. But be willing to give as much of it away as you see those in need, and in turn; He will reward you greatly in Heaven for your sacrifice.
“It is better to give than receive,” and “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.”
It can be hard to be a giver to receive your reward later. But that is precisely how it works with a paycheck. You do the work and later receive what you have earned. The difference is God is testing you to see if you can give here on Earth and then receive later in Heaven. That paycheck will far exceed what you could ever imagine in the here and now.
Give while you have a chance to receive a greater reward after this life. The Lord says honored and blessed is the one who gives instead of holding it for himself. I hope you see that God is trying to teach you how to be wealthy. It is not about money but a giving heart. You are not to depend on your physical wealth but rely on the provision that the Lord provides.
Remember what Jesus instructed, “And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.” Take some time and read this parable in Luke 1 and see what Jesus has to say about the dishonest manager. Be the one faithful to God with the little He has given you so that He may give you greater responsibility and honor.
“The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings. One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” Luke 16:8-13
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