Be careful where you store your treasures
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6: 19-21
The Bible is a useful resource for counselling on matters pertaining to money. The Bible reveals to us that it’s God will for us to have money. We are counselled however to have an appropriate relationship with money. The scripture in Matthew 6:19-21 cautions us to be careful of where we store our treasures.
1, God wants us to be kingdom minded first
God wants us to be kingdom minded first. In Matthew God warns us to seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 6:33
God’s desire is that we inherit the kingdom of God first. He reminds us that once we seek God’s kingdom, God will then go on to meet all our other needs including our financial needs.
2, Don’t make money an idol
God’s word the Bible reminds us that we are blessed when we have money. God’s desire is that we live a life of abundance. John 10:10. God’s caution with money is to not put money above and beyond our relationship with Him.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1 Timothy 6:10
God cautions us to have a responsible relationship with our possessions including money. His ultimate goal is for us to live a life of abundance by first seeking for his kingdom and righteousness from which all further blessings will come.
3, God’s treasure is blessed and beyond destruction
God warns us in Matthew 6: 19-21 that by seeking the treasures of heaven over and above the treasures of earth, that we will inevitably make it clear to God what our priority is. God’s desire is that we put God and His kingdom above everything else. He wants to remain the main focus of our worship and life.
Summary
In Summary God wants us to put Him in first and in doing so he will provide for all our needs including financial needs.
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