Money Is Never Enough

Sunday October 23, 2022

 There is a saying that “money makes the world go around.”  What does this mean?  We could interpret it to mean that without money everything comes to a standstill.  If having money is important to make things happen what if the supply dries up?  Does life come to a halt?  Jesus told us not to worry about money and yet, when we do not have enough money, we worry. 


So I tell you, don’t worry about the things you need to live—what you will eat, drink, or wear. Life is more important than food, and the body is more important than what you put on it.  Look at the birds. They don’t plant, harvest, or save food in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Don’t you know you are worth much more than they are?  (Matthew 6:25-26 ERV)

 

Only humans worry about money and their future well-being.  The birds and animals don’t worry about money or their future. They don’t have sleepless nights thinking about how they will provide for their needs.  How much does our worrying contribute to what we need?

 Those who work hard all day come home and sleep in peace.  It is not important if they have little or much to eat.  But the rich worry about their wealth and are not able to sleep.  (Ecclesiastes 5:12 ERV) 

When we lived without the help of God, we managed either legally or illegally to fulfill the demands of our dependencies.  Now that we have given our will and life over to the care of God, the great provider, will we continue to worry about what we need?  God has promised to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves.  What we can do for ourselves, He will help us do.  Money is not what makes things happen in this world, God is!  Let’s choose today to trust God and stop our worrying about money.

 People come into the world with nothing. And when they die, they leave with nothing. They might work hard to get things, but they cannot take anything with them when they die.  (Ecclesiastes 5:15 ERV)

 

Prayer:  Loving God, You alone are the great provider.  Help me to trust You to meet all my needs.  Amen

 

 

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