Money Matters

Yes, even God would agree with this. Some have wrongly believed and taught that God is anti-money and is opposed to His people having wealth.  Yet, that is not biblical.  Jesus repeatedly communicated that God is not against wealth.  It is important to note that Jesus spoke more about finances than about hell.  Jesus said that it would be “hard,” not impossible, for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God (Matthew 19:23—24).  To the contrary, God is very concerned with money for He knows that Money Matters! 

Why is God concerned with money?  God knows that money is a false god to most people, even to those who seek Him. Note 1 Timothy 6:10 where Paul says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” Paul highlighted that the “love of money,” not money itself, is a root from which much evil grows. 

As He opposes all pretenders to His throne and distracters from His glory, so God also opposes a wrong view of money.  That is why Hebrews 13:5 tells us that our character, the core of who we are, must not be built on a love, trust and obsession, for money.  In contrast, God strongly desires His people to worship Him alone.  So, money matters most when it is kept in its right position in our lives—as an instrument and not a goal.  Unfortunately, for some of us the end goal of life is money. But, from God’s perspective the end goal of money is life.

Only this perspective will keep God in His rightful position in our lives.  Our lives do not depend on what we earn but on God’s provision.  Our lives do not depend on what we have, but on God’s grace.  What we have can then be held on to a lot looser for we are not dependent on anything or anyone but our heavenly Father for what we need.  We can aggressively seek to better ourselves and to increase our earnings for then we are honoring the God who invested potential in us that should be developed to glorify Him (Note Joseph in Genesis 39:2, 21; 41:38-39).

So, do you have money in its place in your life? A great way to determine this is to ask the Lord to show you the position money has in your life and commit to encouraging or changing that position once God reveals it to you. We have a great financial counseling ministry to assist you with money matters so contact the church for more information.