![]() "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…For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19 & 21 (NKJV) Do not make money your god. Jesus urges us to lay up treasure in Heaven rather than lay up treasure on earth. "Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery." Ecclesiastes 5:13 (NET Bible) Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, said, "Greedy people try to get rich quick but don't realize they're headed for poverty." Proverbs 28:22 (NLT) Do not hoard money.Įvery Christian should save some money out of what he earns so that he may have something for emergencies. Dishonest men often use get-rich quick schemes to steal money from trusting people. The Bible cautions us against quick and easy ways to get rich. Often those who have the least of it love it most. You do not have to be rich to love money. ![]() "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." 1 Timothy 6:10 (NKJV) The love of money has destroyed more people than perhaps any other one thing. Many times God calls people to serve Him, but they are unable to do so because of debts. "The borrower is servant to the lender." Proverbs 22:7 "Owe no man anything, but to love one another…" Romans 13:8Īny time we go into debt, we lose some of our freedom. God does not want His people to be in debt. God gives some specific commands regarding money and how we are to handle it. It is God's property, not mine, and He can take care of it much better than I can. When I recognize that all I have belongs to God and I commit it all to Him, I am freed from anxious care. "…all things come from You, and of Your own we have given You." 1 Chronicles 29:14 After personally giving an exceedingly costly gift for the building of the temple, he said, Since we ourselves belong to God, then all that we have also belongs to Him. "What? do you not know that…you are not your own? For you were bought at a price therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's." (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) "It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture." (Psalm 100:3) The third great principle regarding money and possessions is this: We and all that we have belong to God. "You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth…" Deuteronomy 8:18 We and all that we have belong to God. "MY power and the might of MY hand have gained me this wealth." Deuteronomy 8:17 The Bible cautions us against forgetting God and saying in our heart, We may earn our money by hard work, but it is God who gives us strength to work. "Both riches and honor come from You." 1 Chronicles 29:12 Not only does God own all things, but all that we receive comes from Him. The second great principle regarding money and possessions is this: All things come from God. "Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all." 1 Chronicles 29:11 All things come from God. David recognized God's ownership of all things. We may possess things, but God owns them. We must never forget that God is the true owner of all things. "For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills…For the world is Mine, and all its fulness." Psalm 50:10,12 "'The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,' says the Lord of hosts." Haggai 2:8 God claims universal ownership of everything in the world. "The earth is the Lord's, and all its fulness, the world and those who dwell therein." Psalm 24:1 God is the one who created all things therefore all things belong to Him. The Bible makes it clear that this world, and everything in it, belongs to God. The first great principle regarding money and possessions is this: God owns everything. ![]() Three Great Principlesīefore we consider the matter of how a Christian should manage his finances, let us look at three great principles regarding money and possessions. In this lesson we want to learn some of the principles in the Bible concerning money and possessions. ![]() He taught us that we are not to over-emphasize the importance of money, but He also taught us that we are not to under-emphasize its importance. The Lord Jesus had much to say about money and the proper use of it. ![]()
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