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September 13-14, 2008
This week's "Reflection" by Gary Keith, Pastof of Teaching & Worship
There
are approximately 2,350 verses in the Bible on the topic of money. In
these past four weeks Pastor Jeff and I touched on no more than 25 of
those verses. In those four weeks we spent our time looking
specifically at what God says about how to live as rich people, but it
is safe to say that there were many more "money" things we could have
talked about as well.
For example, on
Friday night at the "Money You Get, Budgets & Debt" Seminar, I had the
opportunity to talk for a few minutes about stewardship. That's not a word we
hear very often in our normal conversations, but it is an important concept in
the Bible when it comes to our money. The basic thing to know about
stewardship is that all that we have, our money and possessions, are owned by
God and we are His stewards. To be a good steward is to be a good manager
and caretaker of what God owns.
When you add this
important Biblical concept to the message from this weekend we find that it also
helps us even more to "take hold of life that is truly life." I know that these
past four weeks have changed my heart – I hope that it has done the same
for you. I'd be interested in knowing how these past four weeks have made a
change in your thinking when it comes to money. As you open the case and take a
look at what's in your heart what do you see? And how will this make a
difference in your life?
