When it Comes to Money, Investment, as well as the Matter of Finance, It is Wise to Take the Long Term View
What exercise I actually hateful when I order that when it comes to money, investing, as well as the thing of finance, it is wise to accept the long term view?We are reading as well as studying this quite hard passage inward Luke Chapter 16, where Jesus Christ is didactics on money. Remember, that Jesus says to a greater extent than nearly coin than whatsoever other i subject.
A few weeks agone nosotros were reading words of Jesus, "Lay upwards treasure inward heaven." You volition observe Jesus' words dorsum inward Chapter 12.
Invest where at that place are no moths, no thieves, no corruption, no rust.
Invest where your investment volition never lose value!
Many mightiness want they had heard Jesus Christ on fiscal matters over these yesteryear months - as well as also on what Jesus said nearly everything beingness revealed i day.
Use your money. Use your worldly riches for the function of the kingdom of God. Use your coin to post missionaries - to post Bibles abroad where at that place are no missionaries as well as no Bibles.
Remember likewise that nosotros require both inward this country of ours at the moment. Use your money, thus that the function of Jesus may expand as well as grow as well as progress as well as advance - inward this, as well as all nations.
One infinitesimal afterwards nosotros give-up the ghost nosotros volition non live able to sign i cheque. And, i day, when nosotros die, when everything volition live revealed as well as known, won't it live tremendous to know that somebody came to know Jesus Christ, equally Saviour as well as Lord, equally a issue of the mode nosotros used our money. Invest wisely as well as nosotros require to listen this clearly inward these financially unsafe days.
The earth tin fire alone come across equally far equally the grave. We are called to retrieve of beyond the grave. Jesus expands our minds. Imagine somebody coming upwards to yous as well as saying, "Some of your coin which yous gave as well as invested was used to post a missionary to our village, as well as that missionary told me nearly Jesus Christ the Saviour, as well as I came to believe, as well as I was born again."
I cause got frequently idea of that on these recent preaching as well as didactics visits to Republic of Uganda as well as Kenya.
Jesus began this department amongst rogues as well as rascals introduce as well as speaking parables. Now Jesus is didactics us deep truths.
Verse 10. He who is faithful amongst a little, volition know how to handgrip a lot. Whoever tin fire live trusted amongst real little, tin fire also live trusted amongst a lot. If nosotros cannot live trusted amongst filthy money, who volition trust us amongst truthful riches?
Man tin fire dearest money. Man tin fire live tempted yesteryear money. Man tin fire worship coin as well as things that coin tin fire buy. To purpose coin inward a correct mode is a spiritual battle. Jesus taught that nosotros cannot serve God as well as Mammon, the god of money. Some cause got tried to exercise this over these yesteryear months as well as years as well as nosotros are forthwith paying the toll for ignoring what Almighty God has said as well as taught inward His Word.
If nosotros larn to handgrip coin sensibly as well as responsibly, thus i day, God volition entrust us amongst truthful riches. Do yous know that some people retrieve that if they cause got a lot of that material they are rich? Not according to Jesus.
Everything nosotros cause got is inward a real existent feel on loan. In a few years, none of us volition possess what nosotros retrieve is ours today - except our salvation through religion inward Jesus Christ. That is the alone thing I know I am going to keep.
Be prepared to surrender what yous cannot keep, to gain what yous cannot lose.
Verse 13. Money tin fire live a master, as well as no homo tin fire serve 2 masters. If nosotros try, nosotros volition slant inward i direction. We volition dearest i as well as detest (reject or despise) the other. We volition get emotionally involved equally good equally physically committed.
As presently equally Jesus said this, the Pharisees went for Him. Why? Well, they were covetous. They loved coin to a greater extent than than God, as well as they interrupted Jesus yesteryear sneering as well as mocking. Guilty people commonly ridicule the truth.
Jesus said, 'Look, yous may print men, but God knows your heart, as well as yous don't print HIM. The real thing that men applaud tin fire live an abomination inward the eyes of the Father.
Jesus thus says to them, "Don't curve the law. Don't relax the police force of God on coin as well as marriage, as well as Jesus but reminds these men of God's unchanging laws.
Today nosotros cause got thus much money, compared amongst then. Invest your coin inward Jesus work. Lay upwards treasure inward heaven. It is the best investment nosotros tin fire make, as well as when nosotros die, as well as hold out to live amongst the risen reigning Christ, nosotros volition live really rich, as well as nosotros volition observe nosotros cause got many friends.
When it comes to coin accept the long term view.
Sandy Shaw
Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, as well as Nairn Academy, as well as serves on The Children's Panel inward Scotland, as well as has travelled extensively over these yesteryear years teaching, speaking, inward America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to State of Israel conducting Tours as well as Pilgrimages, as well as most latterly inward Republic of Uganda as well as Kenya, ministering at Pastors as well as Leaders Seminars, inward the hapless areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa as well as Kisumu.
He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, as well as writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org entitled "Word from Scotland" on diverse biblical themes, equally good equally a weekly paper column.
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