Listen

“Whoever is faithful with little is also faithful with much, and the one who is dishonest with little is also dishonest with much. If you haven’t been faithful with worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? If you haven’t been faithful with someone else’s property, who will give you your own?”

Luke 16:10-12

Think

The way we make use of wealth and possessions says a lot about how we view God, ourselves, and the world around us.

Jesus says that God is not fooled; everything is connected.

We need to pay attention to our relationship with “stuff” because it reflects (whether we realize it or not) what we believe about more eternal matters like trust, compassion, and justice. Ultimately, it is a mirror reflecting who we are at our very heart.

The good news is that God is always willing and wanting to help us become a better version of ourselves.

Jon Brown

Pray

God, I want to be better about how I spend my life, my money, my time because these are all a reflection of what I really believe about you and myself.

Thank you for your patience with me and your desire to offer a deeper more abundant life through Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Go

There are two bodies of water in Israel, both are fed by the Jordan River.

One is the Sea of Galilee: full of life and surrounded by lush foliage. For every drop of water that enters the sea it passes it on at the other side back into the river. It gives, and it lives.

The other body of water is also fed by the same Jordan River, but nothing flows out of it. This Sea has no fish, no seaweed, no plant life. We call it the Dead Sea.

Open your heart to opportunities to bring life to others and yourself by means of the gifts God has given you.