Friday, July 12, 2013

Money continued

I will be bold enough to say that Matt 25:14-30 deals with money and how God wants to give you more. Watch this:

The Parable of the Bags of Gold

14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. (Our God, we as his servants have all the wealth entrusted to us which are spiritual and natural gifts that includes money) 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,[a] each according to his ability. (He already knows your ability, if you won $1Million how would it be used? Each of us would use it very differently) Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. (So obviously this guy is smart and made a wise decision because he went and invested it and got a return)17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. (So obviously this guy is smart and made a wise decision as well, because he went and invested it and got a return.)18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. (Ha Ha Ha! This guy made the decision to hide the masters money why?)
19 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’
21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
22 “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’
23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ (These guys made a wise decision and now they can party with the master and they will be able to reap more benefits)
24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’ (So, out of fear this guy didn't do anything with what he was entrusted. Fear of losing it all and making an excuse and not taking responsibility for what he was given)
26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. (That money was meant to work for the Master, the servant knew he was getting crop from places he didn't plant seed.)
28 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
(I believe the servant had a mindset of poverty and fear.  You cant have money without the understanding that money is supposed to work for the master!  God is our master through Christ Jesus and when we are blessed with an abundance of money we are supposed to be a blessing to others. People in fear can not be a blessing to anyone because they are in fear.)

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