A healthy bank account makes us feel good.
It’s also wise accounting. We should plan financially so that we can meet our bills and not be a burden to others.
Can we keep too much in our coffers? Is it possible to become a hoarder with our cash, to love the money so much that having it becomes more important than the good it can do when offered to someone else?
Exodus 22:29 speaks to the duties of all who walk in the ways of our Lord:
“You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe fruits, and of your liquors: the firstborn of your sons shall you give unto me.”
What are our ripe fruits and liquors? They reference the increase of our labors. For most of us, this means our money.
How do we give our firstborn unto God? We dedicate our children unto the Lord, giving him first option on their lives.
God doesn’t need us to live a pauper’s existence so that the church can grow fat, but he does expect us to give of what we have, to ensure the ongoing welfare of the body, the church, and the work of the ministry.
On our scale of accountability, our money’s outflow indicates our commitment to Christ, our Lord.
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