Tell me what
you think about money, and I will tell you what you think about God, for these
two are closely related.
A man’s heart is closer to his wallet than anything else.
It is a
staggering fact that for the past few years’ people have spent ten times as
much for luxuries and non-essentials as they have for all charitable and
religious purposes.
This is a
commentary on our shallow and superficial religious faith.
While the
Bible warns us against greed and selfishness, it does encourage frugality and
thrift.
Even Jesus
said to His disciples after He fed the multitude, “Gather up the fragments that
remain, that nothing be lost.”
Although our
Lord had the power to create, He Himself lived frugally and without luxury.
John Wesley had a threefold philosophy about money.
He said,
“Make all you can; keep all you can, and give all you can.”
Most of us
get all we can, spend all we can; borrow all we can; and give meagerly to God.
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