Ezekiel 30-31, Hebrews 13, Proverbs 16: 8-17
Hebrews 13: 5-6 (ESV)
“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with
what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we
can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do
to me?”
Verses 5 and 6 from Hebrews 13 is advice from the writer of
Hebrews about how to view money. We need to be content with what we have and keep
our life free from the love on money. I don’t think this means we cannot make
money, but we cannot worship money like a God. The money we have needs to be
seen as part of God’s plan, and everyone has a part to play in his plan. We
need to always keep in the mind that God is who we worship, because God will
never leave or forsake us. When we have strong faith in God and his plan for us,
we can confidently say that God is our only helper. We do not have to fear not
having money, nor do we need to listen to the advice of others. God is the only
advisor we need to have, and he will never us or forsake but always keep us in
abundance.
I think it’s hard sometimes to not pay attention to what God
is telling us about money and abundance, because it can sometimes seem so
contrary to what the world says about these two topics. But if we have faith in
God’s plan, then paying attention to God’s advice on money and abundance is
needed. God is the only one who knows what we need and what will make us happy.
I don’t think we can even trust what our heart tells us because our nature is
so easily turned to sin. God created us and knows us better than we know
ourselves, so we need to follow his plan for our lives.
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