”When you have money no one is ever really your friend.”
In today's world money is a god. It has always been a god.
If God owns everything, can I be trusted? Will my greedy heart go after all that God owns? Can my love for him be skewed by what I can get from him?
“The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.” (Psalm 24:1)
Many have sought God for what they can get from him. What's in it for me?
"What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?" (Matthew 16:26)
“For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.” (1 John 2:16 NLT)
God the Father in his great love for us sent his son Jesus to earth that we indeed may live life to its fullest. Jesus came to give us life but the war that was waged continues to operate. It steals, kills and destroys everything around us. (John 10:10)
If God owns everything, can I be trusted? Will my greedy heart go after all that God owns? Can my love for him be skewed by what I can get from him? Will I miss the bigger picture?
The Lord who formed me, (Psalm 139) and knows me well is interested in lavishing me with his love! Yes, even his resources for life.
God has looked upon me. He knows my brokenness and need. He knows that I can easily be tricked into a downward spiral of depravity.
So, what does the Creator of Heaven, who owns everything do? He sends his Son Jesus to earth. He takes a world of chaos and turns it right side up.
He reminds me of the new life he offered Nicodemus. It’s available for me too! “You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” (John 3:7-8)
Will the God who owns everything trust me? Jeremiah reminds us that our hearts are desperately sick. Who can know this heart and fix it? (Jeremiah 17:9) Only the Lord!
Hollywood says, ”When you have money no one is ever really your friend.”
Yet, God has called me his friend and he owns everything!
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
In humility and need. I surrendered to the Lord for new life and forgiveness of sin. What did I get in return? New life! Eternal life and sins washed away.
What does the Creator of the world say about me?
In today's world money is a god. It has always been a god.
If God owns everything, can I be trusted? Will my greedy heart go after all that God owns? Can my love for him be skewed by what I can get from him?
“The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.” (Psalm 24:1)
Many have sought God for what they can get from him. What's in it for me?
What if the life-saving gift that he is offering is rejected? What if what we're looking for is achieved as we humble ourselves?
Everyone desires peace, love and joy. We want to discover and attain all that life has to offer. Unfortunately, in our search, if left to our own devices, we may obtain what we want and miss what we need.
Everyone desires peace, love and joy. We want to discover and attain all that life has to offer. Unfortunately, in our search, if left to our own devices, we may obtain what we want and miss what we need.
"What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?" (Matthew 16:26)
God the Father in his great love for us sent his son Jesus to earth that we indeed may live life to its fullest. Jesus came to give us life but the war that was waged continues to operate. It steals, kills and destroys everything around us. (John 10:10)
If God owns everything, can I be trusted? Will my greedy heart go after all that God owns? Can my love for him be skewed by what I can get from him? Will I miss the bigger picture?
The Lord who formed me, (Psalm 139) and knows me well is interested in lavishing me with his love! Yes, even his resources for life.
Can I really be called God’s friend?
God has looked upon me. He knows my brokenness and need. He knows that I can easily be tricked into a downward spiral of depravity.
So, what does the Creator of Heaven, who owns everything do? He sends his Son Jesus to earth. He takes a world of chaos and turns it right side up.
He reminds me of the new life he offered Nicodemus. It’s available for me too! “You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” (John 3:7-8)
Will the God who owns everything trust me? Jeremiah reminds us that our hearts are desperately sick. Who can know this heart and fix it? (Jeremiah 17:9) Only the Lord!
Hollywood says, ”When you have money no one is ever really your friend.”
Yet, God has called me his friend and he owns everything!
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
In humility and need. I surrendered to the Lord for new life and forgiveness of sin. What did I get in return? New life! Eternal life and sins washed away.
What does the Creator of the world say about me?
As his son walked on earth, this is the message to his followers, to his disciples, to his children. “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” (John 15:13-15)
He calls me friend. He reveals the Father’s plan to me.
“This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’” (Jeremiah 33:2-3)
All who call upon my name shall be saved. (Romans 10:13)
It seems no matter where I search in his Book, there is a call for me to come to him. The Owner and Creator of everything wants me! He remembers that I am but dust and bids me to come.
He desires to lavish me with his great love! (1 John 3:1) Salvation is the gift for the far off, the broken, the greedy, the swindler, idolater, rebellious, the confused, the cheater and the cheated, the sinner who thinks there is no hope. We are not beyond his reach. He is the Restorer to the broken and crushed in spirit.
He has come to give us life and everything we need in this world and beyond. Will you trust him today?
The gift is free! “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)
God owns everything and wants me and you! Salvation establishes our relationship with the Creator. He calls us friends and loves us!
He calls me friend. He reveals the Father’s plan to me.
“This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’” (Jeremiah 33:2-3)
All who call upon my name shall be saved. (Romans 10:13)
It seems no matter where I search in his Book, there is a call for me to come to him. The Owner and Creator of everything wants me! He remembers that I am but dust and bids me to come.
He desires to lavish me with his great love! (1 John 3:1) Salvation is the gift for the far off, the broken, the greedy, the swindler, idolater, rebellious, the confused, the cheater and the cheated, the sinner who thinks there is no hope. We are not beyond his reach. He is the Restorer to the broken and crushed in spirit.
He has come to give us life and everything we need in this world and beyond. Will you trust him today?
The gift is free! “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)
God owns everything and wants me and you! Salvation establishes our relationship with the Creator. He calls us friends and loves us!
He can't stop thinking about us and died for the re-establishment of our relation with the Father. Noah was given the olive branch, delivered by a bird. We have been given the new life delivered by the Son!
God bless you!~ Liz
