Proverbs 23:4-5 , Matthew 19:24 , I Timothy 1:6
This week in particular focuses on the ways that businesses can manipulate global markets to maximize profit. This, in and of itself, is not evil. Money is not the source of evil—but it is a wonderful reflection of our priorities in life. What we spend our money on is what is important to us. In his book, The Treasure Principle, Randy Alcorn makes the case that our money is best invested in things eternal. By using our money to build God’s kingdom, we can ensure that we receive eternal dividends in the currency of lives touched by the Gospel. There is no better profit than that!
Further, if we find that we are too concerned with money and material possessions, it is a clear sign that we do not fully believe what we claim to believe—that God is who He claims to be and that our hearts are only content in Christ alone. If we cannot find ultimate happiness in Christ, we will seek it in other things, and in doing so, we will always be disappointed. So our predicament is that of a person on the edge of a cliff…a cliff that is about to crumble from our weight. Our only hope is to jump from the cliff to the other side where there is stability and safety, but doing so requires faith and overcoming the fear of losing the alleged stability of where we are currently standing. But since that cliff will not sustain us, ultimately we have no choice. We must jump. In short, we must abandon any pretense of putting our hope in earthly things, we must stop relying upon materialism or favorable circumstances as any source of security, and we must jump…into the arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In doing that, and in helping others to do the same, we will find true security and true wealth.
What are ways that we can store up treasures in Heaven?
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