Money and Giving
What scripture says about your wallet.
Money is one of the most-discussed topics in the Bible. Here's why.
The big idea
What you do with your money shows what you actually trust.
What does “Money and Giving” walk through?
Where Your Treasure Is
Matthew 6:21 · KJV
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
In plain English
Wherever your money goes, your heart follows.
Follow the Money
Want to know what you really love? Look at your bank statement. Money is the most honest spiritual diagnostic we have. It tells you what you actually trust to make you safe and happy.
Love of Money
1 Timothy 6:10 · KJV
For the love of money is the root of all evil.
In plain English
Loving money — making it ultimate — is at the root of every kind of evil.
“Money is a great servant and a terrible master.”
Generosity Is the Antidote
The way you break money's grip on you is by giving some away. Not because God needs your money. Because giving loosens the part of your hand that grips.
Pray
Lord, free me from my grip on what isn't mine. Make me generous, careful, and trusting. Don't let money rule the part of me that should be ruled by you.
Write it down
If your money tells the story of what you trust, what would yours say right now?
You finished: Money and Giving
Your wallet is a mission field. Steward it. Give from it. Don't let it own you.
Which passages does this journey use?
2 passages, drawn from Matthew 6:21, 1 Timothy 6:10. Every verse appears here in the King James text with a plain-English line beside it, so you can read it without a commentary open. Allow about 5 minutes for the whole thing, or 6 short sittings.
- Matthew 6:21
- 1 Timothy 6:10
Read any of these in full on the complete KJV, or look the wording up independently at Blue Letter Bible.
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