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Handling the Master's Money

Investing that glorifies God is motivated solely by a desire  to see His kingdom grow.  If you're a follower of Jesus Christ, then you know—as an absolute truth—that:
  

  • Your life is not your own. "You also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ." (Romans 1:6)  "If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." (Romans 14:8)
      

  • Your body is not your own. "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you've received from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price." (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
      

  • And, neither is your money your own. "To the Lord your God belongs the heavens, the earth and everything in it." (Deuteronomy 10:14)  "Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me." (Job 41:11)
      

  • Since we have nothing that was not given to us, we have no basis for pride, only gratitude. "And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19)  "For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive?" (1 Corinthians 4:7)
      

  •  We have management responsibilities for the wealth we temporarily hold, not ownership rights. It's a life-long calling that requires us to continually live with one eye on eternity. "So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own?" (Luke 16:11-12)
      

  • Our primary management responsibility is to be available to God for Him to think, act, speak, and give through us so that His will is accomplished and His name is glorified.  "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." (1 Corinthians 10:31)
      

  • Wealth is exceedingly dangerous and has a history of spiritually devastating those who seek it. It must be handled with great care. "People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 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." (1 Timothy 6:9)
      

  • God evaluates the faithfulness of our management based on what we do with what we have now, not what we might do someday if we had more. "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness." (Matthew 25:21)
      

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