Does Money Matter to God?

“[Our] Giving is not God’s way of raising money, it’s His way of raising children. Every time we give money away we give away a little bit of our selfishness.” —John MacArthur

Do you know that money matters to God? The reason for this is given to us in Luke 16:10-11 where we read—“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.  Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you?” 

Money matters to God because it is a tool that He uses to measure our growth.  Just like height marks on a wall is a tool for measuring the physical growth of a child, so God uses money to see our spiritual progress.  From our use of money Jesus teaches us that God learns if we possess the character trait of faithfulness.  For if we are faithful with a very little thing, such as money, God then knows that we can be trusted to be faithful with more significant things in life, such as leading and encouraging His people.

So, as the old MasterCard commercial use to say—“What’s in your wallet?”  Are there items for your own pleasure or for God’s?

Father, I pray that in this day you will grow your children to see their money and possessions from your perspective. Empower us to let them go into your hands so that we might be led of you on how we should use them to your pleasure.