Posts tagged Treasure
Can God Trust You?
Can God Trust You?

Most of us spend our lives wondering or questioning if God is trustworthy. Can I depend on Him during difficult moments? Can I trust Him with my life and family? We ultimately realize through Scripture and life experiences that God’s gifts are generous, and His care is constant. However, what if I were to ask you, “Can God trust you?” The answer becomes more difficult. Have we ever thought that God may be looking for people He can trust?
 
Trust is dependability—a deep confidence in someone. There are three questions we must ask ourselves. First, can God trust me through pain? Second, can God trust me with His provision? Third, can God trustme through prosperity? Genuine discipleship and servanthood is having the strength of character to be entrusted with treasure and still maintain our desire for God through pain or prosperity.

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Where is Your Treasure?
Where is Your Treasure?

Materialism is the tendency to value material possessions, wealth and physical comforts over God, spiritual values, and kingdom priorities. Jesus exhorted the people to be careful not to put their hope in the world’s wealth. The cultural thought of Jesus’ time equated wealth with spiritual blessing and God’s favour. As a result, people would be caught thinking that material gain was a sign of godliness. [1 Tim. 6:5] 

“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God.” Do you know who said this statement? Yes, it was Jesus. Have you ever wondered what this phrase really means? 

Jesus came and radically dispelled the thought process of the people of His day by saying the rich would have a hard time entering God’s kingdom. The people were shocked and the disciples were dumbfounded. How could Jesus say that? He encouraged the people not to store their treasure on earth, but to use it for eternal purposes. Did you know that what we do with our treasure(possessions) demonstrates what we love the most and trust the most? 

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