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When it comes to our possessions and how we use them, our money, and all of the other possessions we have, do we show that we are the people of God Or do we show that we are a lot like the world? Do we show that we think of our possession as our own? Do we hoard those possessions to ourselves?
So that for example, in the fourth commandment, we are required to set aside the Sabbath in the worship of Jehovah God and to come and to give of our offerings and to give of our praise. But now as we stand before the eighth commandment this morning, God demands more of us. than what the idol go
First of all, because the receiving and the using of our possessions is something that takes up most of our waking hours. God lays claim to our entire being, and God lays claim to every moment that we have, and of them, He says, Use your time and your possessions alright. It's also good that we h
Our house, cars, furniture, every appliance in the kitchen, every electronic gadget, our retirement accounts, every dollar, every dime, every last penny you have: it’s all his. None of it is yours. Some examples of these things given to us are what you wrote down on your two lists. The second princi
We live surrounded by our possessions. Not for long do we forget the enjoyment we derive from themthe attention our business may demandthe satisfaction it provides to our self-esteem in demonstrating our success to the world and to our fellow saint. Much worldly goods can make us boastful and materi
That's because the gospel recognizes that one can, for a Christian and a child of God living in this world, not make a nice, neat, sharp distinction between the spiritual realm and the physical realm. That how one lives, one's attitude, with regard to physical earthly gifts has an impact upon o
Of course, it has pleased God to give some a greater realm to rule than others. Besides our own individual lives and members which must be subjected to the law of God, we are given external, material things to employ in His service. To this one He gives houses and land, gold and silver. To another H
Since the Lord is holy and sovereign, nothing really belongs to us. Our houses, cars, money, clothes, food, jobs, and all our liberties. We are given these things to take care of. The Lord can give us gifts and take away those gifts. Nothing belongs to us because God owns and governs all things. Our
(Romans 12:3, 16) No matter which abilities, or how many, you do not have the right to do what you wish with them. God owns you and the gifts he has given to you, and commands you to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness. Pray earnestly for the desire to do so, and be thankful to God for the