All right, in this video we're going to talk about five Bible verses about money
that I think every Christian should know.
These are five that have had deep impact in my life and I pray that they have the same
in yours as well, and if we haven't met, my name is Bob Lotich, you know, in this channel
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So as we're going through is versus this is not a condemnation thing, is not the goal
of this, it's just to educate us all and gets more familiar with what God's word says about
money so that we can get more in align with that.
We're all works in progress, we're all growing in our faith and we're all growing in this
journey, so just let it be that.
Let it be an encouragement that hopefully can guide you and direct you just a little
bit, but definitely not a guilt or condemnation thing.
And if you are struggling in a particular area, I recommend the prey and submitted to
God and ask him for help.
That's what he's there for.
And with that, I think it's time to dive in and get started.
All right, so the first one is: 1 Timothy 6:10, and it says, for the love of
money is a root of all kinds of evil.
Some people eager for money have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with
many griefs.
And this is diversity here, ms dot quoted all the time where people say money is the
root of all evil.
It's not money that is the root of all evil is the love of money that is a root of all
evil, and that is a big distinction because money in and of itself is just a tool.
It is not evil.
It's not righteous, but it can be used for both purposes.
Just like a hammer can be used to build or can be used to harm.
It's no different money falls in that same category.
So another interesting thing about this is you're not off the hook if you don't have money.
So I used to kind of think that if I didn't have a lot of money that that meant
that I didn't love money.
But the truth is that the love of money has nothing to do with
how much money is in your bank account.
So just because you have millions of dollars in your bank account doesn't mean that you
love money.
And on the other hand, even if you only have $15 in your account, that doesn't prove that
you don't love money either.
So it's independent of the amount of money we have and it's more our attitude and our
heart towards money.
So if you're trying to find out if this is an area that you can grow, and here are a
few questions that you can ask yourself, does my pursuit of money interfere with obeying God?
Do I always look for something that will benefit me financially regardless of how it affects
others when it comes to helping others?
Am I more concerned with what my cost will be instead of allowing myself
to be moved by compassion?
So in this verse, Paul makes a really bold statement about our attitude towards money.
Notice the vivid language that he uses here through this craving.
Some have pierced themselves with many griefs and have wandered from the faith.
And essentially what he's saying here is that this craving for more and more will ultimately
lead us to destruction.
So like I said in the beginning, this is one of those areas that we all probably have room
to grow in.
So let's let God guide us and challenge us and just kind of lead us into that change
that he wants to make in our hearts.
All right.
#2 is: Malakai 3:10, and it says, bring the whole tithe into the storehouse that there
may be food in my house, test me in this as the Lord Almighty and see if I will not throw
open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room
enough for it.
I've written extensively about this on my blog so you can check out the article
down below if you want to kind of dive in and if you want to get in on the debate, because
this is a heavily debated topic, but the bottom line is is that we cannot go wrong giving.
So my encouragement to you would be to continue growing in your giving an always stretching
it beyond.
So the tithing thing is not a half two thing, but it's good to.
It's an opportunity that we have to kind of step out in faith with God and watch him do
something really special.
I personally believe that we've been redeemed from the curse of the law, that Jesus bore
that curse for us and therefore we are not cursed if we don't tied, but I do think there's
a blessing available to those of us who continue to step out and generosity and continue to
press are giving.
One of my personal favorite verses about this is luke 6:38 where it says give and it
shall be given unto you.
Good measure.
Press down, shaking together, running over shall men give unto your bosom.
And I think it's in proverbs, ecclesiastes, these where it says that he who waters will
himself be watered and there are just so many Bible verses that talks specifically about
the benefits of giving and there's just no denying that we cannot out give God the ultimate
giver to us.
So #3 on the list is: Acts 20:35
And it says in everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work, we must
help the weak remembering the words of the Lord Jesus himself.
That it is more blessed to give than to receive.
So this one ties nicely into the previous one and essentially are giving changes us.
It changes the world and here are a few ways how so?
Number one, it provides resources for kingdom growth.
So evangelists, preachers, ministries, organizations who are helping and serving the world, they
all need finances to fund what they are doing.
So Paul, who is actively working as a missionary said this to the Church of Philippi.
In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership
in the Gospel from the first day until now, I had.
Number two is that we bring light and joy into the world by our generosity.
So when we invest in our own possessions, there's often very little emotional return
for that investment.
However, when we invest in the lives of others, the return on investment is a tremendous amount
of joy that we get from giving and benefiting someone else's life.
You know, so we're spreading joy to the people who are getting the gift.
But we're also receiving joy.
Number three is that our giving helps us fulfill the two greatest commandments.
So forgiving is motivated by the love of God and the love of mankind.
It fulfills the greatest commandment to love the Lord your God with all your heart,
all your soul and all your mind.
And then to love your neighbor as yourself.
So kind of wrapping this point up, I think it's really important to remember that Jesus
himself said it is more blessed to give than to receive.
And if we think seriously about what that means, we should be excited when we're giving.
It should be fun and it should be something that we're chasing after and wanting to do
more of because there's a blessing attached to it.
All right.
#4 is: Proverbs 22:7 and it says that the rich rule over the poor and the borrower
is slave to the lender.
So we were slaves to sin and Jesus came to set us free.
So if he wanted to set us free in that one area, I don't know why he would want us to
be in bondage and another area with our debt.
So whether you have your required depth through your own mistakes or circumstances
beyond your control.
I believe that God wants to see his children living debt free lives, and the good news
is that God wants to help us become debt free.
I've seen this over and over again.
I've talked to countless readers and students who have been on their journey to get out
of debt and as they have taken steps forward in faith with God to pay off their debt.
I have seen miraculous things happen one after another after another in almost every time
people say it just happened.
It got paid off a lot faster than I thought.
So they had a plan where it's like, our debt will be paid off in three or four
years and now it seems to happen all the time.
It's like God just kind of swoops in and just helps add some wind beneath your wings and
move things along faster than you expect.
And I think it's because it's something that he wants for us.
Uh, so the thought of being debt free is really fun and exciting, isn't it?
But there's actually a deeper purpose behind it.
So as stewards of God's money, and you can read about this in the parable of the talents
as stewards, like we're required to use this money wisely and to make the most of it in
when we're paying hundreds of dollars in interest on credit cards or whatever else it is, that's
money that could be used for a better purpose.
So if you're in debt and you want to get out, and this is helping you kind of get inspired
and pushed you over the edge a little bit.
We've written about this extensively on our site and so I have a link down below.
We have a monster guide that we created that will help you kind of walked through the process
of paying off all your debt.
All right.
#5 is one of my favorites...
It's Philippians 4:19, and it says that my God will supply all your need according
to his riches and glory by Christ Jesus.
And if you've been around at all on this earth, you probably know that putting your trust
in anything other than God is just kind of silly.
If we're trusting the economy, if we're trusting in our job, if we're trusted in our bank account,
all of those are places that we should not be placing our trust and that are shaky ground
that are going to let us down at some point.
On the other hand, God is always faithful and he will always be there
and he will always provide for us.
So I hope these verses have been a blessing to you and if you're interested in memorizing
these verses, we have a free pdf with all five of them listed on there that you can
print off, can put on your fridge and you can just look at them day after day to just
kind of memorize them.
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