(Mat 25:29 NKJV) ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
This is a hard teaching because at first glance it might seem like God’s word is saying that the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. The truth is quite different, though, so let’s take a look at this for a few minutes.
In this verse, Jesus is teaching in a parable. He tells about some people who were given money to take care of and told by the owner of it to handle it wisely.
Those who handled it correctly invested it wisely and the money increased, but the one who handled it poorly did nothing with it and there was no increase. In fact, he buried it in the ground!
When the owner of the money returned, he was happy with the results from those who handled it wisely, and understandably disappointed with the one who buried it in the ground. Those who were wise were rewarded with abundance, whereas the one who handled it foolishly was rejected and cast away from the others.
This can be taught from a spiritual point of view or a literal point of view, dealing specifically with finances. Today we’ll talk about finances.
Are we handling the finances, and the resources that God has blessed us with, correctly? Are we seeking God’s wisdom and counsel as to how to handle our money and other resources, or are we making all our own decisions and figuratively burying it in the ground?
What we have is not our own. It has been handed to us to be stewards of, to take care of and make it grow. How we handle it is 100% up to us and how we are rewarded (or not rewarded) is based on how well we handle these things.
We need to ask God if we’re handling His resources properly and wisely. He will be truthful to show us. We just need to be diligent and listen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-377-5400
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