Money

One of the more difficult things we as American's find to talk about is our money. Yet Jesus time and again points it out as something that can be stumbling block to each of us. This past Sunday we looked at the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30. We saw that 2 of the servants were good stewards of the master's wealth by using the master's money in a way that pleased the master. They knew what the master desired and carried it out. We know what our master desires. He wrote it down in His book to us. We need to be good stewards of what He has given us especially when it comes to money. He gives principles such as giving back to Him of the first fruits of what we get. To give to Him off the top and not as an afterthought. He is the one who gave us the ability to work and earn money. When we surrender our lives to God's control we need to also surrender in this area. Martin Luther is reported to have said "There are three conversions a person needs to experience: The conversion of the head; the conversion of the heart; and the conversion of the pocketbook."

Maybe we don't trust God enough in the area of our finances. It seems hard to me that we trust Him for salvation from judgment for our sins which is a huge thing. But when it comes to our money we can't seem to trust that His way is right. Maybe we need to take time to ponder why we trust Him for the most important thing in the world and yet not trust Him with lesser things like money and how we use it.