Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor
To trust in uncertain riches but in the living God. ---1 Timothy 6: 17
Marilyn and Steven had been married just a few years, and money was tight. But as she
Looked at their threadbare and bedspread, she wanted to replace it. So she decided she would buy a new one with a credit card---hoping to somehow find the money to pay it off.
Her devotional reading for the day surprised her when it pointed her to proverb 22:27 "If you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatch from under you" (NIV). Marilyn decided not to go into debt for a new bedspread that day.
Decisions about the way we spend our money are a personal matter between us and the Lord and can be difficult to make. But God hasn't left us without a help. He tells us: "Honor the Lord with your possessions" (Prov. 3:9). and "you cannot serve both God and Money" (Matt: 6:24 NIV).
With such truths in mind. We look further in this word for help to use money wisely. We find this: "Beware of covetousness (Luke 12:15). Another says, "The borrower is servant to the lender" (Prov.22:7). And in 1Timothy we read. Be ready to give, willing to share" (16:18).
Money is a big issue, God, provides for all our needs, can show us to use it to bring
To trust in uncertain riches but in the living God. ---1 Timothy 6: 17
Marilyn and Steven had been married just a few years, and money was tight. But as she
Looked at their threadbare and bedspread, she wanted to replace it. So she decided she would buy a new one with a credit card---hoping to somehow find the money to pay it off.
Her devotional reading for the day surprised her when it pointed her to proverb 22:27 "If you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatch from under you" (NIV). Marilyn decided not to go into debt for a new bedspread that day.
Decisions about the way we spend our money are a personal matter between us and the Lord and can be difficult to make. But God hasn't left us without a help. He tells us: "Honor the Lord with your possessions" (Prov. 3:9). and "you cannot serve both God and Money" (Matt: 6:24 NIV).
With such truths in mind. We look further in this word for help to use money wisely. We find this: "Beware of covetousness (Luke 12:15). Another says, "The borrower is servant to the lender" (Prov.22:7). And in 1Timothy we read. Be ready to give, willing to share" (16:18).
Money is a big issue, God, provides for all our needs, can show us to use it to bring
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