Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.Though while he lives he congratulates himself. And though men praise you when you do well for yourself–He shall go to the generation of […]

Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom? Proverbs 17:16 This speaks to some of the things we were talking about in yesterday’s post. Sometimes you can become blinded by greed, and make decisions that aren’t really in your own best interests. We spend […]

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 The lesson I get from this verse is that we need to be content in the circumstances that we’re in, whether we have […]

But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth – Deuteronomy 8:18 Remember that God is the one who gives us life, gives us the abilities and skills that we have, and allows us to create wealth. We are only stewards of his abundance, and we […]

When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy […]

A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. Proverbs 28:20 Remain faithful in Christ, and he will give you blessings beyond even your own imagining. Make money your god, and you will "not go unpunished". A sobering thought.

Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; Psalm 37:16 This verse just goes to remind me that while building wealth may not necessarily be a bad thing, we need to make sure that we maintain our integrity in doing that. We need to remain righteous, and make sure we’re […]

By wisdom a house is built,and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. Proverbs 24:3-4

Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did […]

If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 1 John 3:17

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Proverbs 22:7 To me this verse should give us a sense of caution. Remember, whenever you’re about to borrow money, you are now beholden to that person/instituation where you are borrowing from. It isn’t a good situation to be in, and […]

Just as you excel in everything — in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us — see that you also excel in this grace of giving. 2 Corinthians 8:7 This verse to me speaks of how as followers of Christ we need to be “Christ-like” and have compassion […]

Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days. Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth. Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 from Walkintheword.org an interpretation of what this verse means: Bread is a word often associated […]