This is not a very "happy" verse. It's a loud warning against "storing up" treasure while at the same time ignoring the needs of people that God has placed around us. The gold and silver "witness against you". and "consume your flesh like fire". God is the one who gives us our resources and He is the one who knows best how to invest those resources. He has promised to provide for us as we graciously share what He has given to us. We are blessed in order to be a blessing!
Jesus says, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:19-21). Invest in heaven! Your investments reveal your priorities. What are you investing your resources in? Heaven? or Earth?
If God gave you a million dollars, would you be willing to invest $100,000 in God's kingdom while keeping the rest? Would you make that deal? Or what if God gave you $100,000, would you be willing to invest $10,000 in the kingdom while keeping the rest? Here is the real test: Are you willing to invest a tenth of what God gives you this week (whatever it is) in God's kingdom while keeping the rest? If so, then Jesus will say, "Well done, good and faithful servant. you were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things" (Matthew 25:21, 23). God will not trust you with a lot, if He can't trust you with a little!
Today, determine to invest 10% of everything that God brings your way into His kingdom. Read Malachi 3:8-12 and put it to the test.
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