WHAT TO DO WITH MONEY?: THE WRONG THINGS
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. What To Do With Money
a) What can you do with money? Well the first thing that comes to mind is that you can buy stuff with it. You can buy food, clothing, shelter, fuel, transport, medicine, education, tools, entertainment, a rose bush for your garden, a ring for your betrothed. If you've got enough money, you can buy a skyscraper, an airplane or your own pacific island. However, that's not what this is all about. We are looking more deeply at what we can do with money.
2. The Wrong Things
a) Don't Love It
i) "The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, and by longing for it some have wandered far from the truth, and pierced themselves with many a pang. Flee from these things you man of God..." (1 Timothy 6:10-11). When you get the smell of money in your nostrils, be warned: the smell of fire and brimstone is likely to follow.
b) Don't serve it
i) "You cannot serve God and money" (Luke 16:13) . You have to make a choice: God or money. You cannot be devoted to money and be rich in heavenly things as well.
ii) Mammon is a word used in some translations instead of money or wealth. The word mammon is pejorative, and expresses wealth tainted with evil.
c) Don't waste it.
i) The prodigal son "wasted his substance in prodigal living" (Luke 15:13). He soon regretted it. In our consumer society, it is all too easy to spend money on useless and unproductive things. Let's be good stewards of any money we may be blessed with.
d) Don't hoard it
i) The rich fool went beyond sensible saving (Luke 12:15-21). On one hand, there is the wisdom of the ant (Proverbs 6:6-8). On the other hand there is the hoarding of wealth. Jesus says, "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth... but lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven" (Matthew 6:19-21).
e) Don't borrow it
i) "Owe nothing to anyone" (Romans 13:8). A debt is a burden, and such cares can choke your life (Luke 8:14). Why enter into debt by choice?
The End ...
1. What To Do With Moneya) What can you do with money? Well the first thing that comes to mind is that you can buy stuff with it. You can buy food, clothing, shelter, fuel, transport, medicine, education, tools, entertainment, a rose bush for your garden, a ring for your betrothed. If you've got enough money, you can buy a skyscraper, an airplane or your own pacific island. However, that's not what this is all about. We are looking more deeply at what we can do with money.
2. The Wrong Things
a) Don't Love It
i) "The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, and by longing for it some have wandered far from the truth, and pierced themselves with many a pang. Flee from these things you man of God..." (1 Timothy 6:10-11). When you get the smell of money in your nostrils, be warned: the smell of fire and brimstone is likely to follow.
b) Don't serve it
i) "You cannot serve God and money" (Luke 16:13) . You have to make a choice: God or money. You cannot be devoted to money and be rich in heavenly things as well.
ii) Mammon is a word used in some translations instead of money or wealth. The word mammon is pejorative, and expresses wealth tainted with evil.
c) Don't waste it.
i) The prodigal son "wasted his substance in prodigal living" (Luke 15:13). He soon regretted it. In our consumer society, it is all too easy to spend money on useless and unproductive things. Let's be good stewards of any money we may be blessed with.
d) Don't hoard it
i) The rich fool went beyond sensible saving (Luke 12:15-21). On one hand, there is the wisdom of the ant (Proverbs 6:6-8). On the other hand there is the hoarding of wealth. Jesus says, "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth... but lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven" (Matthew 6:19-21).
e) Don't borrow it
i) "Owe nothing to anyone" (Romans 13:8). A debt is a burden, and such cares can choke your life (Luke 8:14). Why enter into debt by choice?
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