08/02/2021
Wealth and the ability to create wealth comes from the Lord and it is not for our purposes but for His.
When we work hard for something, we feel a sense of ownership over it. Whether we’re working for a paycheck, our businesses or raising kids at home, we see the results of our hard work as ours. But the truth is that the earth and everything in it belongs to the Lord. We don’t own anything—not our properties, our cars or our investments. Everything we have is a blessing from God, and what we do with it matters to Him.
Because our money belongs to God, we have a responsibility to manage it well. In the Bible (Matthew 25), Jesus tells the story of a master who gave money to several servants. One servant did a bad job managing what he was given, so God took His money from that servant and gave it to another who had been diligent.
God trusts us to manage what we are given. When we prove ourselves trustworthy with what God has given us, He can trust us with more.
This is something I tell myself often: Wealth and the ability to create wealth comes from the Lord and it is not for our purposes but for His.
