‘Handling Wealth Well.’
a) Proverbs 18:11; Jeremiah 48:7; Habakkuk 2:9. It is not our defence, the Lord is.
b) Genesis 31:16; Exodus 12:36; Deuteronomy 8:18. God gives it and He can take it away too.
c) Deuteronomy 8:17; Jeremiah 9:23; Ezekiel 28:5. We should not be proud about it.
d) Deuteronomy 17:17. A ruler or leader must not accumulate much for himself.
e) 1 Kings 3:11. It is not something to ask God for.
f) 1 Chronicles 29:16. Wealth for building Churches and Christian buildings is God’s, not ours.
g) Job 31:24; Psalm 49:6 & 20; Proverbs 11:28. We should never trust its power.
h) Job 36:18. We should not let it seduce us.
i) Job 36:19. It cannot keep us from distress.
j) Psalm 62:10. It should not become the centre of our life.
k) Proverbs 3:9. We should honour the Lord with it.
l) Proverbs 23:4. We should not become weary in trying to gain it.
m) Ecclesiastes 5:10. We should not love it.
n) Hosea 5:7. False religion devours it. (This includes the “prosperity gospel”.)
o) Matthew 6:24. We cannot serve God and wealth.
p) Matthew 13:22. Its deceitfulness can choke the Word of God.
q) Luke 12:21. We are foolish if we store it up but do not have a good relationship with God.
r) Ephesians 5:5; Colossians 3:5. Greed is wealth worship.
s) 1 Timothy 6:17. Wealth should be combined with Faith in God.
(This QT reminds me that I should be Handling Wealth Well whether I have little or much)
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‘Right Living.’
a) John 13:10-11. Is living with pure devotion to Christ.
b) Hebrews 4:13. Is a life that is open before God.
c) 1 John 3:20-22; Acts 24:16. Is maintaining a clear conscience.
d) Hebrews 6:9-11. Is working hard for the Lord and loving other people.
(This Second one encourages me to be Right Living)
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Chris.
If we are handling our lives well it means that we are also handling our wealth and finances well. There are some issues in Church that become painful and controversial, not because of God’s Plan but because of the sin and carelessness of His People. As True Believers we need to learn to handle everything about our lives well.
