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Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other you cannot serve God and wealth.

The message couldn’t be much clearer. God or money. It is a choice each of us must make on whom to serve. Money should never be elevated to such a high position in our lives that it begins to take the place of other things. Money can be a great tool. After all, we really can’t live without it. The trouble comes when we value it more then anything else.
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Matthew 19:21-26
Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property. And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. “Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?” And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Continue reading →

Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Proverbs is the book of the wise. It is filled with, well, proverbs. This proverb also comes with a promise of God(link). Giving freely from your income brings increase in your life.

This is a nice follow up to the command in Deuteronomy 16:17; Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you.

God is the source of all blessings that we have in our lives. He gives to us freely and He asks is that we also give freely. And what do we get for giving freely –apart from the blessings that He is already giving us?

… even more blessing.

This morning I was reading a post over at Free Money Finance and the article from Christianity Today.

The original piece the church and tithing, or more accurately, the lack of it. As it was said, it is “depress[ing] to think how many people of faith are putting their own desires ahead of those of others”. Continue reading →

There is a great post over at Christian Personal Finance about the Bible and Money. It is an older post, but it is well writen and very beneficial.

I would highly reconmend this article to all:

5 Bible Verses About Money Every Christian Should Now.