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The bottom line on money

‘There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing.’ Proverbs 13:7 NKJV

The Bible says, ‘There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; and one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches’ (Proverbs 13:7 NKJV). It’s a blessing to have the things money can buy as long as you don’t lose sight of the things it can’t buy. Money can buy whatever is for sale. But the greatest things in life, like your health and your relationships, can’t be bought because they’re not for sale. You could sum up much of what the Bible has to say about money with these three bottom-line statements:

1) What you are is more crucial than what you have. ‘Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich’ (Proverbs 28:6 NKJV).

2) What God sees in you is more crucial than what you have. ‘Better is a little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble’ (Proverbs 15:16 NKJV).

3) What others think of you is more crucial than what you have. ‘A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favour rather than silver and gold’ (Proverbs 22:1 NKJV).

Don’t worry about ‘keeping up with the Joneses’. The Joneses might be one step from bankruptcy or the divorce court. Furthermore, if you did catch up with the Joneses, they would just refinance.

The truth is, you will never be happy with what you have until you learn to be happy with what others have – that you don’t have. The Bible tells us covetousness is a sin. And covetousness is simply failing to enjoy what God has given you!

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2022

 

[Twistie]

The bottom line on money

‘There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing.’ Proverbs 13:7 NKJV

The Bible says, ‘There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; and one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches’ (Proverbs 13:7 NKJV). It’s a blessing to have the things money can buy as long as you don’t lose sight of the things it can’t buy. Money can buy whatever is for sale. But the greatest things in life, like your health and your relationships, can’t be bought because they’re not for sale. You could sum up much of what the Bible has to say about money with these three bottom-line statements:

1) What you are is more crucial than what you have. ‘Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich’ (Proverbs 28:6 NKJV).

2) What God sees in you is more crucial than what you have. ‘Better is a little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble’ (Proverbs 15:16 NKJV).

3) What others think of you is more crucial than what you have. ‘A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favour rather than silver and gold’ (Proverbs 22:1 NKJV).

Don’t worry about ‘keeping up with the Joneses’. The Joneses might be one step from bankruptcy or the divorce court. Furthermore, if you did catch up with the Joneses, they would just refinance.

The truth is, you will never be happy with what you have until you learn to be happy with what others have – that you don’t have. The Bible tells us covetousness is a sin. And covetousness is simply failing to enjoy what God has given you!

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2022

A blessing last for Eva... Yeshua is a blessing joy is a blessing.. knowing the Father is a blessing.. money is not a blessing that is a gift it's temporary.. yet when the money comes in most just give their scraps to the Lord or the strengthen the hands of the evil doers.. I found in my walk many do what they want with "their money" very few go out n help the homeless the addicts the widows n the fatherless n that's what YHs children are told to do..


Twistie

 

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' For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor,
that ye through His poverty might be rich.
.. And herein I give my advice:
.... for this is expedient for you, who have begun before,
...... not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
........ Now therefore perform the doing of it;
.......... that as there was a readiness to will,
............ so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
For if there be first a willing mind,
it is accepted according to that a man hath,
and not according to that he hath not.
For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want,
that their abundance also may be a supply for your want:
that there may be equality:
As it is written,
He that had gathered much had nothing over;
and he that had gathered little had no lack.'
(2 Cor. 8:9-15)

 

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'If there be therefore any consolation in Christ,
.. if any comfort of love,
.... if any fellowship of the Spirit,
...... if any bowels and mercies,
........ Fulfil ye my joy,
.......... that ye be likeminded,
............ having the same love,
.............. being of one accord,
................ of one mind.
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory;
.. but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
.... Look not every man on his own things,
...... but every man also on the things of others.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
.. Who, being in the form of God,
..,, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
...... But made Himself of no reputation,
........ and took upon Him the form of a servant,
.......... and was made in the likeness of men:
............ And being found in fashion as a man,
.............. He humbled Himself,
................ and became obedient unto death,
.................. even the death of the cross.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him,
.. and given Him a name which is above every name:
.... That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
...... of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
........ And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
.......... to the glory of God the Father.'
(Php 2:1-11)

Praise His Holy Name!