Net Worth Essentials

What are you worth? This is an ugly question you’d never ask in polite company, although you may be curious about the answer.

“The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.” This anonymous quote serves us well in our discussion of what happens when we choose to follow dollar bills, instead of the Lord.

When we judge each other, and ourselves, by the value of our bank accounts, the size of our homes, or the luxury of the things we accumulate, we are choosing material wealth over our faith in God.

Joshua 24:15 says, “Choose this day whom you will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

The Bible is clear about the danger of worshipping money in 1 Timothy 6:10, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”

Money is one of our culture’s greatest gods, and people will do just about anything if it means they can make money off of it. We are willing to compromise our integrity for the sake of profit, and nowhere is corruption more rampant than when money is at stake.

Money is a necessary part of modern life; we no longer trade furs for a box of candles, or a basket of eggs for cloth to make a new shirt. While little green pieces of paper allow commerce to take place, the desire for money should never be the dominant influence in our decision-making.

Let’s pray.

Lord, your word tells us no one can serve two masters. You are our provider, and the pursuit of material wealth cannot bring us closer to you. Be present in every decision and inspire every desire of our hearts to honor you. In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
What are you worth?
This question is one youprobably never ask in polite
company, although you may becurious about the answer.
The real measure of your wealthis how much you'd be worth if
you lost all your money.
This anonymous quote serves uswell in our discussion of what
happens when we choose to followdollar bills instead of the

(00:21):
Lord.
When we judge each other andourselves by the value of our
bank account, the size of ourhomes or the luxury of the
things we accumulate, we'rechoosing material wealth over
our faith in God.
Joshua 24, 15 says choose thisday whom you will serve.
As for me and my house, we willserve the Lord.

(00:42):
The Bible is clear about thedanger of worshiping money in 1
Timothy 6.10.
For the love of money is a rootof all kinds of evil.
Some people eager for moneyhave wandered from the faith and
pierced themselves with manygriefs.
Money is one of our culture'sgreatest gods, and people will
do just about anything if itmeans they can make money off of
it.
We're willing to compromise ourintegrity for the sake of

(01:05):
profit, and nowhere iscorruption more rampant than
when money is at stake.
Money is a necessary part ofmodern life.
We no longer trade furs for abox of candles or a basket of
eggs for cloth to make a newshirt, while little green pieces
of paper allow commerce to takeplace.
The desire for money shouldnever be the dominant influence

(01:27):
in our decision making.
Let's pray, lord.
Your word tells us no one canserve two masters.
You're our provider, and thepursuit of material wealth just
can't bring us closer to you.
Material wealth just can'tbring us closer to you.

(01:48):
Lord, be present in everydecision and inspire every
desire of our hearts to honoryou In Jesus' name amen.