Zephaniah,
Chapter 3, verse 7
7I said, “Surely
now you will fear me, you will accept correction; They cannot fail to
see all I have brought upon them.” Yet the more eagerly they have done all
their corrupt deeds.
It has
been said that money is the root of all evil. Yet, this is not exactly true for
the real root of all evil is not money but the LOVE of money.
Those
who fear the Lord know that money is a gift from God. It is not to be buried but
sown. This is the correction that God wishes us to accept. We are all sowers and
we are to spread the seeds or gifts that God gives us out. Does God need a tithe
from us? Or Does God need our hearts free from the love of money? Do not make
my house a marketplace. For love of money or the lust for money is what
corrupts men not the money itself.
Tonight
we commemorate the Last Supper of Christ. It was the love of money that
prompted Judas’ betrayal of Jesus. It
was the love of self that prompted Peter’s betrayal of Jesus. Christ’s sacrifice
was made to make us a FAMILY. Forget About Me; I Love You is an easy way to
remember how our hearts should be formed.
Christ
asks the apostles and us to trust Him. He asks us to handover everything to Him
and have faith in Him; handing over not only our wealth to Him, but our very
selves: So that we may also to rise with Him on the third day.
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