Pastor:David D Baskaran
Psalms:112:1-3
1.Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in his commandments.
2.His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3. Wealth and riches will be in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.
Wealth and riches endure in the house of a righteous man.
God has planned everything where we should live and what we have to do. According to God’s plan, we live. He must be with us even though we have silver and gold in the life, He has given us. If God is with us, He gives us victory in everything.
There must also be a proper view of money, and without a proper view of money, the ways in which it can be used will change.
Job did not trust the gold and silver that he had, he depended on the Lord our Almighty God.
As the scripture says: “Money helps all things.”
If you are righteous, property and wealth will stay in your home. God’s plan is to raise and bless God’s children, even in the midst of they have nothing.
Matthew 6:19-21
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
The more time we spend, the more it becomes our treasure. Where our treasure is, there our heart will be also.
“Whatever you do to these little ones, you do to me,” says Jesus.
The temple should be your treasure. Therefore, we should spend more time in His presence.
We need to store our treasures in heaven, not on earth.
Always be careful in giving to God.
“You Cannot harvest Without Seeds.” God is the giver of seed to the Sower. If you store your treasures on Earth, they can be plundered at any time. The value of money can be reduced at any time. Yet God’s blessing does not always change.
Those who worship God will not be devalued, they will always be valued.
Every help you give to the poor, the needy, the widows, and spending for the Kingdom of God each and every help and spending will be stored as a treasure in Heaven.
Your treasures will not be damaged, if you keep them in heaven. Nothing will be reduced. We are not going to lose.
If you have the right view of money in your heart, then you will spend your time and money for the Lord and His kingdom.
The good man keeps possessions for his children. We are responsible for everything the Lord has given us.
The more you spend your economy, money, labor, time, then they become your treasure.
The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are clear, your whole body will be bright. If your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.
Money is God’s blessing given to us. If it is clear that 100% of your income comes from Him, then our view of money is correct.
The wrong perspective within us will turn the light within us into darkness.
Isaiah:60:1&2
1.”Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
2.See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
No one can work for two masters. So do not try to please pleasing both masters. If you obey one master, you will not obey the other master. He will hate one and cling to another.
You cannot serve God and the world.
We should not worship money; we should worship God. If we serve money, we could not worship God.
God only gives money. So what is given is not greater than the giver. The giver is always great. The money given is not great, the God who gave the money is great.
Use the money and worship God. Never worship money.
Matthew:6:32
32. For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
We must have in our minds the perspective of worshiping God. We need to have a clear vision of, how money should be used.
It is more important who is with us than how much we have earned in our lives. Because God has given us this life with a purpose.
If money is in the right place in our lives, our lives will be prosperous.
Amen…
Next week will continue about the outlook on money in the ministry…