Make Friends Of
Your Money
Luke 16:9
"The love of money is the root of all
evil" (I Tim.
Do not mistake my meaning, or the teaching
of our Lord. You cannot purchase an eternal inheritance in heaven with money
anymore than you can earn it by your works! The only grounds for any sinner's
acceptance with God is the blood of Christ (I Pet.
It is our responsibility not to serve our
earthly possessions, but rather to use our earthly possessions to serve our
God, his people and his gospel. All that we have belongs to God and is to be
used for God. We are nothing but stewards. A steward owns nothing. But he is
responsible for everything. He takes in with one hand and distributes with the
other, according to his master's will (Matt.
This is what the Lord Jesus teaches us in
this verse: The proper use of our earthly goods, from proper motives, will be
for our eternal benefit. It is an evidence of God's grace in us, which shall
befriend our souls forever. Read Ecclesiastes ll:1,
Galatians 6:7-10 and I Timothy 6:17-19. These three passages are inspired
commentaries on Luke 16:9.
What has God put in your hands? Will you
waste your Master's goods upon the lusts of your flesh; or will you use them
for the service of his kingdom? Of this you may be certain: If you sow to the
flesh, you shall of the flesh reap corruption. If you sow to the Spirit, you
shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Don Fortner