What’s nice about
having money, having money. I serve at a church where once every while someone
will give the minister’s some extra cash here and there. It’s amazing how God
works things out. Usually this happens when something is about to break down.
Three years ago, someone gave us an anonymous check for $100 dollars. We felt
so blessed, the next day our battery died in our van, it cost around $100 to
replace it. Thank you God for giving us awesome people! There is nothing evil
about money.
You can do good or
bad with money. This anonymous person did something awesome with money, not
because they gave me money. They could have spent that money doing or buying
something they wanted. Yet they chose to give it away. Money is not bad. You
can do good with it. What are some ways you can do good with the money you
have? Chances are you can think of some pretty great ways. Along with the good
comes the bad. What are ways you have spent money unwisely? Chances are you
have had moments of both.
Paul has a great line
that doesn’t talk about money but about helping people out, 1 Corinthians
10:24…
“Nobody should seek
his own good, but the good of others.”
In this section of
scripture Paul is dealing with some other issues among the people. Some people
were unifying the church and having meals together. Others were having meals
that were going for idol worship or meals that were going to demons. In between
this all Paul mentions that there is good and bad practices we can follow. We aren’t
meant to lead people astray with our meals and what the meals are going for.
During that time there was a lot of demon worship and meals were a part of what
people gave to the demons. What you do with your money could be good or bad,
your choice.
Money isn’t evil, but
what do you do with your money? I have been reading a book titled Open by Craig Gross. It starts out with
a story about two guys who use X3watch to keep themselves from looking at porn
online. Gross talks to these guys on a flight from Vegas and asked what are you
doing in Vegas if you are trying to stay pure? They respond how they did a
whole bunch of things they shouldn’t do, gambling and strip clubs etc. They
were trying to not look at porn online yet deemed it acceptable to go to strip
clubs. Sometimes what we do doesn’t make sense.
You can do good with
your money. I recently read a story about a scholarship program that Magic Johnson has and how he helps people out with these scholarships. He gives money to change the life of these people that wouldn't be able to go to school. Think about the good you can do with your money. How you can help
people out? Now if you owe $1,000’s on a credit card/car payment/student loans,
get that paid first, you aren’t supposed to be in debt. After that look at your
life, what would you like to do with your money that can be a blessing to
others? Today you can be a blessing to others. How can you make that happen?
