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Living A Balanced Life As A Christian

Discover what Living A Balanced Life As A Christian means. Being balanced is an expression that is common in most Christian gatherings. But what does being balanced really mean? And what does the Bible say about being balanced? Humans grow in body and in Spirit. As we grow physically, we should as well grow spiritually in the Word of God. Behold, Christians should be balanced in their everyday lives. We should rightly use every good thing that God gives us without worshipping it or demonizing it. Concerning our regular lives, the Bible says we should be balanced, placing our hopes in “God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy” (1 Timothy 6:17). As Christians, we should be balanced by loving God with everything about us and enjoying earthly blessings while not putting any hope in them. Our hope is in God Almighty.

The Bible invites Christians to be balanced in their daily lives, relying on the Holy Spirit to guide them. It is important to understand that while the Bible explains the importance of not idolizing or demonizing certain things, it also warns us of placing anything even remotely close to our devotion, love, and worship of God. It is in this very light that we’ll discuss the Christian’s work-life balance. Work/life balance begins with a biblical view of work. As Christians, we perceive work as the place God has called us to serve Him from the heart, with excellence, for the benefit of others, and to please Him. Ephesians 6:5–8 gives us a deep Biblical view of work: God has called us to work, serve Him in our work, do this work with excellence, and put our trust in Him to reward our work.

Living A Balanced Life As A Christian

Achieving a balance between our personal, professional, and spiritual lives can be challenging. However, the Bible can help us to go about this God’s way. Note that we are not saying here that God promises that life will feel balanced all the time. The Bible does not promise such on Earth. Behold, even Jesus Christ had days that were not ‘balanced’. We can have a good understanding of this by reading Mark 1, where Jesus gives the morning sermon (21), casts out an unclean spirit (25-26), heals Peter’s mother-in-law (31), and then – as night falls – heals everyone in town who was sick or demon-possessed (32-34). And at the end of all these, Jesus Christ still went into prayers. However, the Bible offers us deep rest through weekly Sabbaths (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5).

Five (5) Ways To Achieve Work-Life Balance Like Jesus Christ

1) Have a little fun (John 2:1-2)

John 2:1-2 says, “On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.” Behold brethren, even Jesus Christ feasted. As a matter of fact, there were occasions on which Jesus Christ feasted with His Apostles. For His first miracle, Jesus Christ turns water into wine at a wedding. Weddings were huge celebrations during Jesus’ days. Thus, there is a need to be more intentional about making room for fun, hobbies, or leisure in your life. Have some time to spend with your family, friends, and fellow workers.

2) Study God’s Word, Meditate and Pray (Matthew 14:23)

Matthew 14:23 says, “And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.” Knowing and accomplishing God’s purpose for your life is the essence of your existence on Earth. Jesus Christ submitted His life for the accomplishment of His Father’s Will. He knew His Father’s Will and made everything possible for it to be accomplished in His life. Just like Him, we should regularly study God’s Word, meditate on it, put it into practice, and pray without ceasing. Once in a while, we should get away to a quiet or desolate place where there are no distractions in order to study God’s Word, meditate on it, and pray as we seek His face. Jesus Christ did this and as His followers, we ought to do the same.

3) Be hardworking in everything you do (John 9:4)

John 9:4 says, “As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.” Likewise, Colossians 3:23-24 says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” As Christians or followers of Jesus Christ, we’ve been called to work hard in everything we do. We should always put in our best in accomplishing whatever task we have at hand. In this way, when it is time to work, let’s work and when it is time to rest, let’s rest.

4) Have Faith in God (Romans 8:28)

Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” As Christians, we’ve been called to put our trust in God because He does all things for the good of those who love Him. We should put our faith in God and avoid worry. Trusting God opens doors for divine intervention, favor, and mercy. On our own, we can do nothing but with God, we can do all things. When we trust God, He takes control of our lives and makes everything happen for our good. Thus, whatever the situation we are going through, let’s put our trust in God alone. It is from Him that our help comes from (Psalms 121:1-2).

5) Believe that God is Sovereign, Omniscient, and Graciously Good (Matthew 6:25-33)

In Matthew 6:25-33, Jesus Christ is pointing to the unarguable fact that God is in control of the Universe, so human anxiety is unnecessary and unhelpful. It is important for us to avoid worry as it is more likely to cause us harm than good. Worrying day and night will not turn things around for the best but trusting in God’s sovereign ability will do. Behold, God takes care of the birds (Matthew 6:26) and the plants (Matthew 6:30), therefore He will take care of us. The birds don’t worry about the future but they do go and find food on daily basis. The grass gets beautifully clothed. Amazingly, God is sovereign over the physical needs of the birds and grass, but they still have to fulfill their design function. In the same light, we must trust in God and yet continue to pursue our vocations.

Living A Balanced Life As A Christian

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …“

Proverbs 11:1 – “A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.”

2 Peter 3:17 – “You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.“

1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

Philippians 4:8 – “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.“

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Group 1 – Living A Balanced Life As A Christian

Isaiah 41:13 – For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”

Philippians 4:11 – “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.“

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.“

Ephesians 5:15 – “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,”

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.“

John 16:33 – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

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Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Colossians 3:17 – “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.“

Genesis 2:2-3 – “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.”

Philippians 1:6 – “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.“

1 John 2:15-17 – “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

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Proverbs 16:11 – “A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.”

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,“

3 John 1:2 – “Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”

John 5:30 – “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.”

Mark 6:31 – And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

Luke 10:38-42 – Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

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1 Corinthians 6:19 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,”

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Job 31:6 – “(Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!)“

1 John 4:1 – “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

Mark 1:35 – “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”

Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.“

2 Timothy 2:15 – “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.“

1 John 1:4 – “And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.“

John 8:32 – “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

1 Corinthians 13:7 – “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

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Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

1 Peter 2:9 – “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

Psalm 127:1-2 – “A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

Ecclesiastes 7:18 – “It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.“

Galatians 6:6 – “One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches.“

Psalm 62:9 – “Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.”

Psalm 127:2 – “It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

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John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Luke 2:52 – “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Proverbs 30:7-9 – “Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

Job 7:1-5 – “Has not man a hard service on earth, and are not his days like the days of a hired hand? Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hired hand who looks for his wages, so I am allotted months of emptiness, and nights of misery are apportioned to me. When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is long, and I am full of tossing till the dawn. My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.“

Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

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1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …“

Proverbs 17:22 – “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.“

Isaiah 40:12 – “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?“

Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

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Proverbs 20:23 – “Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.”

2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,”

James 4:13-16 – “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.”

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Matthew 18:4 – “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Romans 12:1-2 – “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Group 9 – Living A Balanced Life As A Christian

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.“

Matthew 11:28-29 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23 – “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.“

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Ecclesiastes 4:5-6 – “The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh. Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.”

John 3:36 – “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”

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Revelation 1:1 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”

Ephesians 6:4 – “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

Matthew 5:44 – “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,“

Mark 8:35-37 – “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?“

Leviticus 19:36 – “You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.“

Proverbs 14:27 – “The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.”

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Hebrews 10:1-39 – “For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; ...”

Exodus 16:1-36 – “They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, …“

Group 12 – Living A Balanced Life As A Christian

Hosea 2:23 – “And I will sow her for myself in the land. And I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”

Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:“

Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

Romans 8:35 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?“

Colossians 3:1-25 – “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ...”

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Romans 5:8 – “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Ephesians 1:12-13 – “So that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,”

1 John 5:20 – “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.“

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.“

Ecclesiastes 12:12 – “My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.”

Matthew 6:25 – “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?“

Proverbs 18:21 – “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”

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Romans 9:25-26 – As indeed he says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’ and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’” “And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’

John 11:25-26 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

1 Timothy 6:12 – “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

2 Timothy 3:7 – “Always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.”

Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

Romans 8:18 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.“

Group 15 – Living A Balanced Life As A Christian

Romans 5:10 – “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.”

John 8:12 – Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Isaiah 40:15 – “Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.”

Matthew 10:30 – “But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.“

Revelation 1:1-20 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, …“

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What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded?

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What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded? Being rounded or balanced is an expression that is common in most Christian gatherings. But what does being balanced really mean? And what does the Bible say about being balanced? Humans grow in body and in Spirit. As we grow physically, we should as well grow spiritually in the Word of God. Behold, Christians should be balanced in their everyday lives. We should rightly use every good thing that God gives us without worshipping it or demonizing it. Concerning our regular lives, the Bible says we should be balanced, placing our hopes in “God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy” (1 Timothy 6:17). As Christians, we should be balanced by loving God with everything about us and enjoying earthly blessings while not putting any hope in them. Our hope is in God Almighty.

The Bible invites Christians to be balanced in their daily lives, relying on the Holy Spirit to guide them. It is important to understand that while the Bible explains the importance of not idolizing or demonizing certain things, it also warns us of placing anything even remotely close to our devotion, love, and worship of God. It is in this very light that we’ll discuss the Christian’s work-life balance. Work/life balance begins with a biblical view of work. As Christians, we perceive work as the place God has called us to serve Him from the heart, with excellence, for the benefit of others, and to please Him. Ephesians 6:5–8 gives us a deep Biblical view of work: God has called us to work, serve Him in our work, do this work with excellence, and put our trust in Him to reward our work.

What The Bible Says About Being Well Rounded

Achieving a balance between our personal, professional, and spiritual lives can be challenging. However, the Bible can help us to go about this God’s way. Note that we are not saying here that God promises that life will feel balanced all the time. The Bible does not promise such on Earth. Behold, even Jesus Christ had days that were not ‘balanced’. We can have a good understanding of this by reading Mark 1, where Jesus gives the morning sermon (21), casts out an unclean spirit (25-26), heals Peter’s mother-in-law (31), and then – as night falls – heals everyone in town who was sick or demon-possessed (32-34). And at the end of all these, Jesus Christ still went into prayers. However, the Bible offers us deep rest through weekly Sabbaths (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5).

Five (5) Ways To Achieve Work-Life Balance Like Jesus Christ

1) Have a little fun (John 2:1-2)

John 2:1-2 says, “On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.” Behold brethren, even Jesus Christ feasted. As a matter of fact, there were occasions on which Jesus Christ feasted with His Apostles. For His first miracle, Jesus Christ turns water into wine at a wedding. Weddings were huge celebrations during Jesus’ days. Thus, there is a need to be more intentional about making room for fun, hobbies, or leisure in your life. Have some time to spend with your family, friends, and fellow workers.

2) Study God’s Word, Meditate and Pray (Matthew 14:23)

Matthew 14:23 says, “And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.” Knowing and accomplishing God’s purpose for your life is the essence of your existence on Earth. Jesus Christ submitted His life for the accomplishment of His Father’s Will. He knew His Father’s Will and made everything possible for it to be accomplished in His life. Just like Him, we should regularly study God’s Word, meditate on it, put it into practice, and pray without ceasing. Once in a while, we should get away to a quiet or desolate place where there are no distractions in order to study God’s Word, meditate on it, and pray as we seek His face. Jesus Christ did this and as His followers, we ought to do the same.

3) Be hardworking in everything you do (John 9:4)

John 9:4 says, “As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.” Likewise, Colossians 3:23-24 says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” As Christians or followers of Jesus Christ, we’ve been called to work hard in everything we do. We should always put in our best in accomplishing whatever task we have at hand. In this way, when it is time to work, let’s work and when it is time to rest, let’s rest.

4) Have Faith in God (Romans 8:28)

Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” As Christians, we’ve been called to put our trust in God because He does all things for the good of those who love Him. We should put our faith in God and avoid worry. Trusting God opens doors for divine intervention, favor, and mercy. On our own, we can do nothing but with God, we can do all things. When we trust God, He takes control of our lives and makes everything happen for our good. Thus, whatever the situation we are going through, let’s put our trust in God alone. It is from Him that our help comes from (Psalms 121:1-2).

5) Believe that God is Sovereign, Omniscient, and Graciously Good (Matthew 6:25-33)

In Matthew 6:25-33, Jesus Christ is pointing to the unarguable fact that God is in control of the Universe, so human anxiety is unnecessary and unhelpful. It is important for us to avoid worry as it is more likely to cause us harm than good. Worrying day and night will not turn things around for the best but trusting in God’s sovereign ability will do. Behold, God takes care of the birds (Matthew 6:26) and the plants (Matthew 6:30), therefore He will take care of us. The birds don’t worry about the future but they do go and find food on daily basis. The grass gets beautifully clothed. Amazingly, God is sovereign over the physical needs of the birds and grass, but they still have to fulfill their design function. In the same light, we must trust in God and yet continue to pursue our vocations.

What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded?

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …“

Proverbs 11:1 – “A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.”

2 Peter 3:17 – “You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.“

1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

Philippians 4:8 – “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.“

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Group 1 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.“

John 16:33 – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Isaiah 41:13 – For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”

Philippians 4:11 – “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.“

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.“

Ephesians 5:15 – “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,”

Group 2 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Colossians 3:17 – “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.“

Genesis 2:2-3 – “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.”

Mark 6:31 – And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

Luke 10:38-42 – Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

Group 3 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

Proverbs 16:11 – “A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.”

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,“

3 John 1:2 – “Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”

John 5:30 – “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.”

Philippians 1:6 – “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.“

1 John 2:15-17 – “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

Group 4 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.“

2 Timothy 2:15 – “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.“

1 John 1:4 – “And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.“

John 8:32 – “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

1 Corinthians 13:7 – “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

1 Corinthians 6:19 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,”

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Job 31:6 – “(Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!)“

1 John 4:1 – “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

Mark 1:35 – “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”

Group 5 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Luke 2:52 – “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Proverbs 30:7-9 – “Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

1 Peter 2:9 – “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

Psalm 127:1-2 – “A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

Group 6 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …“

Job 7:1-5 – “Has not man a hard service on earth, and are not his days like the days of a hired hand? Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hired hand who looks for his wages, so I am allotted months of emptiness, and nights of misery are apportioned to me. When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is long, and I am full of tossing till the dawn. My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.“

Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

Proverbs 17:22 – “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.“

Isaiah 40:12 – “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?“

Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Ecclesiastes 7:18 – “It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.“

Galatians 6:6 – “One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches.“

Psalm 62:9 – “Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.”

Psalm 127:2 – “It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Matthew 18:4 – “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Romans 12:1-2 – “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Proverbs 20:23 – “Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.”

2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,”

James 4:13-16 – “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Ecclesiastes 4:5-6 – “The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh. Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.”

John 3:36 – “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.“

Matthew 11:28-29 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23 – “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.“

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

Mark 8:35-37 – “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?“

Leviticus 19:36 – “You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.“

Proverbs 14:27 – “The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.”

Exodus 16:1-36 – “They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, …“

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

Revelation 1:1 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”

Ephesians 6:4 – “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

Matthew 5:44 – “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,“

Hebrews 10:1-39 – “For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; ...”

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

Hosea 2:23 – “And I will sow her for myself in the land. And I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”

Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:“

Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

Romans 5:8 – “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Ephesians 1:12-13 – “So that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,”

1 John 5:20 – “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.“

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.“

Ecclesiastes 12:12 – “My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.”

Matthew 6:25 – “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?“

Proverbs 18:21 – “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”

Romans 8:35 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?“

Colossians 3:1-25 – “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ...”

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

1 Timothy 6:12 – “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

2 Timothy 3:7 – “Always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.”

Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

Romans 8:18 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.“

Romans 9:25-26 – As indeed he says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’ and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’” “And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’

John 11:25-26 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

Group 15 – What Does The Bible Say About Being Well Rounded

Romans 5:10 – “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.”

John 8:12 – Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Isaiah 40:15 – “Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.”

Matthew 10:30 – “But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.“

Revelation 1:1-20 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, …“

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Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

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Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Discover the Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth. In whatever thing that we are accumulating, we should always give God the first position in our hearts and lives. Matthew 6:33 says, “Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.” Thus, we’ve been called to seek first the Kingdom of God in everything that we do, and as we respect this command, His blessings will follow us. In our search for wealth or in the process of accumulating wealth, we must put God and His ways first. Wealth is the abundance of valuable possessions or money. A wealthy person is one who has more than what he/she needs to sustain a normal life. Following this definition, most people inhabiting developed countries are wealthy.

Today, some people believe that wealth is wrong and, if someone has more than enough, he/she should spread it equally. On the other hand, some people say that wealth is the result of hard work and wise investments and no one else has any claim to it. Whatever the case, wealth is dealt with in the Bible, and it is there that we find the proper perspective on it. Behold, we know that wealth itself is not sinful. It is important for us to understand that wealth is not offensive to God because He often blessed His servants with wealth whenever they pleased Him (Deuteronomy 28:1–8). Even in the Bible, we have examples of wealthy men who were greatly used by God like Abraham (Genesis 13:2), Jacob (Genesis 30:43), and King Solomon (1 Kings 10:23).

Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

What The Scriptures Say

In the Old Testament of the Bible, wealth was sometimes an indicator of the Lord’s favor, pleasure, and blessing. However, wealth has never been an accurate measure of a person’s standing with the Lord God Almighty. This is supported by the fact that some righteous people are poor while some wicked people are rich (Psalm 73; Jeremiah 12:1). Likewise, in the New Testament, several wealthy people were instrumental in advancing God’s Kingdom. Matthew (Luke 5:27–29), Joanna (Luke 8:3), Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57), Zacchaeus (Luke 19:8), and Lydia (Acts 16:14–15) are examples of some people in the New Testament that God called them for a special cause as they made use of their wealth for a righteous purpose. Behold, wealth itself is morally neutral. Following this, what we do with wealth can either enhance good or create more evil. We can use wealth for God’s purposes or for selfish goals.

1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” This is one of the verses about wealth that is often misquoted. Often, many say that the Bible says that wealth is evil, but that is not what it truly says. It is the love of money, not money itself, that leads to evil choices. In this epistle, Apostle Paul warns his young protégé, Timothy, against false teachers who would infiltrate the church for financial profit. Their greed would not only fleece unsuspecting believers but also infect the church with the love of money. Behold, the Bible never says that money is evil. However, the Bible warns against the love of money that can make a person to wander far away from the faith.

More on what the Scriptures say about money and wealth

The Bible strongly warns us against transforming money into idols in our lives. In support of this, Psalm 62:10 says, “Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.” Having abundance tends to make people grow lazy spiritually, believing their money will provide, protect and take care of them. Wealth makes the hearts of many people grow resistant to self-sacrifice and also shifts their focus from eternal riches to earthly bank balances. In Mark 10:25, we hear Jesus Christ saying that it is easy for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich person to inherit eternal life. Likewise, our Lord and Savior put wealth in perspective when He said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15).

The main issue with wealth is when we allow it to become an idol in our lives. In Luke 12:14–21, Jesus Christ uses the parable of the rich fool to teach the foolishness of trusting in riches. Likewise, in Luke 16:13, Jesus Christ, who knows our hearts, warned us about trying to serve two masters. In everything that we do, we should always put God first. Proverbs 30:7-9 portrays the right attitude about money and wealth through a powerful prayer: “Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.”

The secret to successfully handling wealth as a Christian

As Christians, when our daily prayer is that God will meet all our needs according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19), we remind ourselves where our help comes from (Psalm 121:1-2). In this light, any abundance beyond that daily sustenance is a gift from the Lord, and we are to use it wisely. When we consider that all we have and all we are belongs to and comes from God, we are more careful to use it all for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). Behold, we are more likely to maintain the right mindset or perspective about wealth when we see it as an investment entrusted to us by its rightful Owner.

Divine instructions for the wealthy

1 Timothy 6:17-18 clearly offers divine instructions for the wealthy among us. The passage reads: “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”

1) Don’t become arrogant

As Christians, it is right for us to work hard and become successful in life. However, we are not to think of ourselves as better than others because of our material wealth. Deuteronomy 8:18 says, “But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.”

2) Don’t put your hope in your wealth

Proverbs 23:5 says, “Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” Behold, a good job or business and its steady income or earnings can be here today and tomorrow are gone.

3) Be rich in good deeds

By good deed, we mean a free and voluntary act of service toward another person. Doing good deeds for others is the fruit of your salvation in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:10 tells us: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.”

4) Be generous and wiling to share

Generous people are synergistic. Such people tend to build organizations and contribute to the success of others. Generous people want to see others succeed too.

Biblical Truths About Money And Wealth?

If I become a Christian, will God make me wealthy and prosperous? Where does it say in the Bible that God will prosper me? Why do people have money problems, even when they are serving God? These are examples of some of the questions we’ll be answering in this piece of writing. It is in this light that we’ll reveal the Biblical truths about money and wealth. As Christians, it is important for us to know what the Bible says about Money, Wealth, Riches, and Poverty. Below are some of the Biblical truths about money and wealth:

1) The Bible does not promise wealth

Truthfully speaking, there is no promise in the Bible that becoming or being a Christian will lead to a good job, high salary, riches, wealth, financial freedom, and freedom from debt here on Earth. A popular verse usually quoted in the Christian milieu is Jeremiah 29:11 which says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” In context, this verse was specifically directed to the Israelite exiles in Babylon. The original Hebrew word translated as “prosperity” can mean peace, completeness, safety, health, satisfaction, or blessings. This translation probably comes closer to the intended meaning: “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

Nevertheless, God’s faithful people may be rich or poor (2 Chronicles 17:3-5, Job 1:1-3, Matthew 27:57, Mark 12:41-44, Luke 16:19-22, 19:2-9, Proverbs 22:2, Luke 6:20).

2) Wealth is not necessarily a sign of God’s favor

During the time of Jesus Christ, it was a common belief that great wealth was a sign of God’s favor and poverty was God’s punishment for sin. Also, some Old Testament verses portray poverty as a natural consequence of foolish actions (Proverbs 6:9-11, 20:13, 23:21). However, our Lord Jesus Christ denied that wealth is a sign of God’s favor or that poverty is God’s punishment for sin. This is clearly revealed in His Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). From the parable, we learn that one of the reasons the rich man ended in hell was because of his hard-heartedness towards the beggar Lazarus. Also, his great wealth was not a sign of God’s favor. We also learn that Lazarus ended up in heaven although he was about as impoverished as a man could be. His poverty was obviously not a sign of sinfulness or foolishness.

3) Wealth is a gift from God to be used in His service

Our Lord, Jesus Christ, saw wealth as a gift from God to be used in His service (Matthew 25:14-30). As disciples of Jesus Christ, we must perceive wealth as a gift from God to be used in His service. Therefore, those who have been blessed with wealth must share generously with the poor (Matthew 25:31-46), and avoid the sins of dishonesty (Exodus 20:15, Mark 10:19, Luke 3:12-14), arrogance (1 Timothy 6:17-19), and greed (Luke 12:13-21). Behold, those of us who have been blessed with wealth beyond our need have the responsibility to share generously with the less fortunate. As Christians, we should view our wealth as a gift from God, entrusted to us, to carry out His work on earth. 1 John 3:17 says, “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?“

4) Wealth is Dangerous

Mark 10:23-27 says, Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” Wealth is not intrinsically evil nor is poverty blessed. Rather, devotion to gathering wealth is incompatible with devotion to God. God must always have the most important place in our lives. 

Luke 16:13 says, “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” As Christians, it is important for us to understand that the craving for wealth and possessions can lead us into all kinds of temptation and sin. While we spend evenings and weekends earning extra money, we are depriving our families of our love, affection, and attention. We may take unfair advantage of our customers, employers, or employees. In addition, we may attempt to rationalize our greed by closing our minds and hearts to the needs and rights of others.

Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Matthew 16:26 – “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?“

Luke 18:22 – When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.“

Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

1 Timothy 6:9-11 –  “Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.  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. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.”

Leviticus 19:13 – “You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.“

Proverbs 11:1 – “The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.”

Group 1 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Matthew 19:21 – Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Luke 16:13 – “No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Romans 13:1, 6-7 – “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God… For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing. Pay to all what is due them – taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.”

Mark 10:21 – And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 10:4 – “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Mark 8:36 – “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?“

Proverbs 11:4 – “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.”

Group 2 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Luke 12:33 – “Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.“

Deuteronomy 8:18 – “You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”

Isaiah 33:15-16 – “He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil– this is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him.”

1 Timothy 6:9-10 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”

Proverbs 28:27 – “Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.”

Proverbs 22:7 – “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.“

Group 3 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

1 Timothy 6:17-18 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,“

Proverbs 22:1 – “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.“

2 Corinthians 9:7 – “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Proverbs 30:8-9 – “Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

Proverbs 22:4 – “The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.”

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

Group 4 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 11:28 – “Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.”

1 John 3:17 – “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?“

Proverbs 14:31 – “Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.“

Ecclesiastes 5:10 – “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.“

Proverbs 10:15 – “A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.”

James 5:1-6 – “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. …“

Group 5 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 10:22 – “The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.”

Ephesians 4:28 – “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.”

Mark 10:25 – “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

Proverbs 13:22 – “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.”

Proverbs 28:6 – “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.”

James 2:5-6 – “Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?“

Proverbs 28:20 – “A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.”

Group 6 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

1 Timothy 6:17 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.“

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.“

Matthew 4:8-10 – Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

Malachi 3:9-10 – “You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Proverbs 13:11 – “Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.”

Proverbs 28:11 – “A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.”

Group 7 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

2 Corinthians 9:11 – “You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.”

1 Timothy 6:17-19 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.”

Deuteronomy 8:17 – “Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’”

Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.”

Proverbs 22:2 – “The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.”

1 Timothy 5:8 – “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.“

Group 8 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

2 Thessalonians 3:10 – “For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

Proverbs 20:13 – “Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.”

Matthew 6:24 – “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.”

Deuteronomy 8:1-20 – “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. …”

Group 9 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Mark 10:23 – And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”

Proverbs 21:5 – “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”

Luke 18:22 – When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 31:9 – “Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.“

Hosea 4:6 – “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”

Matthew 6:19-20 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.”

Group 10 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

1 Timothy 5:18 – For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”

2 Thessalonians 3:8-10 – “Nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate. For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

Proverbs 13:20 – “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.“

Psalm 24:1 – “A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,“

Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.“

Group 11 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 13:18 – “Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 – “Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.“

Psalm 15:5 – “Who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.”

Ecclesiastes 4:4 – “Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.“

Job 42:10 – “And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.“

Luke 12:15-21 – And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ …

Group 12 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

2 Timothy 3:1-2 – “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,“

Ecclesiastes 5:19 – “Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.”

Malachi 3:10 – “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

1 Timothy 6:10 – “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”

Proverbs 23:21 – “For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.“

Ezekiel 18:17 – “Withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father’s iniquity; he shall surely live.”

Group 13 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Psalm 94:12-13 – “Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.“

Luke 12:15 – And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Proverbs 8:13 – “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.”

Proverbs 22:16 – “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.“

Proverbs 22:22 – “Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,“

Ecclesiastes 2:26 – “For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.”

Proverbs 14:24 – “The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.“

Proverbs 16:18 – “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.“

Group 14 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Matthew 25:44-46 – “Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,”

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Matthew 6:19 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,“

1 Timothy 6:9 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”

Ephesians 6:12 – “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”

Group 15 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 22:16 – “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.”

2 Corinthians 8:9 – “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.“

Psalm 119:134 – “Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts.”

Romans 13:8 – “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.”

Proverbs 23:5 – “When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.“

Matthew 25:14-30 – “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. ...”

Group 16 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Hosea 13:6 – “But when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.“

Revelation 3:17-18 – “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.”

Matthew 4:4 – But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

James 5:2 – “Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.“

Mark 12:41-44 – And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

Group 17 – Bible Verses About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 28:8 – “Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.”

Judges 6:9 – “And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 – “On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.”

Proverbs 21:20 – “Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Exodus 23:12 – “Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed.”

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Biblical Spiritual Balance

Discover the meaning of Biblical Spiritual Balance. Being balanced is an expression that is common in most Christian gatherings. But what does being balanced really mean? And what does the Bible say about being balanced? Humans grow in body and in Spirit. As we grow physically, we should as well grow spiritually in the Word of God. Behold, Christians should be balanced in their everyday lives. We should rightly use every good thing that God gives us without worshipping it or demonizing it. Concerning our regular lives, the Bible says we should be balanced, placing our hopes in “God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy” (1 Timothy 6:17). As Christians, we should be balanced by loving God with everything about us and enjoying earthly blessings while not putting any hope in them. Our hope is in God Almighty.

The Bible invites Christians to be balanced in their daily lives, relying on the Holy Spirit to guide them. It is important to understand that while the Bible explains the importance of not idolizing or demonizing certain things, it also warns us of placing anything even remotely close to our devotion, love, and worship of God. It is in this very light that we’ll discuss the Christian’s work-life balance. Work/life balance begins with a biblical view of work. As Christians, we perceive work as the place God has called us to serve Him from the heart, with excellence, for the benefit of others, and to please Him. Ephesians 6:5–8 gives us a deep Biblical view of work: God has called us to work, serve Him in our work, do this work with excellence, and put our trust in Him to reward our work.

Biblical Spiritual Balance

Achieving a balance between our personal, professional, and spiritual lives can be challenging. However, the Bible can help us to go about this God’s way. Note that we are not saying here that God promises that life will feel balanced all the time. The Bible does not promise such on Earth. Behold, even Jesus Christ had days that were not ‘balanced’. We can have a good understanding of this by reading Mark 1, where Jesus gives the morning sermon (21), casts out an unclean spirit (25-26), heals Peter’s mother-in-law (31), and then – as night falls – heals everyone in town who was sick or demon-possessed (32-34). And at the end of all these, Jesus Christ still went into prayers. However, the Bible offers us deep rest through weekly Sabbaths (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5).

Five (5) Ways To Achieve Work-Life Balance Like Jesus Christ

1) Have a little fun (John 2:1-2)

John 2:1-2 says, “On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.” Behold brethren, even Jesus Christ feasted. As a matter of fact, there were occasions on which Jesus Christ feasted with His Apostles. For His first miracle, Jesus Christ turns water into wine at a wedding. Weddings were huge celebrations during Jesus’ days. Thus, there is a need to be more intentional about making room for fun, hobbies, or leisure in your life. Have some time to spend with your family, friends, and fellow workers.

2) Study God’s Word, Meditate and Pray (Matthew 14:23)

Matthew 14:23 says, “And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.” Knowing and accomplishing God’s purpose for your life is the essence of your existence on Earth. Jesus Christ submitted His life for the accomplishment of His Father’s Will. He knew His Father’s Will and made everything possible for it to be accomplished in His life. Just like Him, we should regularly study God’s Word, meditate on it, put it into practice, and pray without ceasing. Once in a while, we should get away to a quiet or desolate place where there are no distractions in order to study God’s Word, meditate on it, and pray as we seek His face. Jesus Christ did this and as His followers, we ought to do the same.

3) Be hardworking in everything you do (John 9:4)

John 9:4 says, “As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.” Likewise, Colossians 3:23-24 says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” As Christians or followers of Jesus Christ, we’ve been called to work hard in everything we do. We should always put in our best in accomplishing whatever task we have at hand. In this way, when it is time to work, let’s work and when it is time to rest, let’s rest.

4) Have Faith in God (Romans 8:28)

Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” As Christians, we’ve been called to put our trust in God because He does all things for the good of those who love Him. We should put our faith in God and avoid worry. Trusting God opens doors for divine intervention, favor, and mercy. On our own, we can do nothing but with God, we can do all things. When we trust God, He takes control of our lives and makes everything happen for our good. Thus, whatever the situation we are going through, let’s put our trust in God alone. It is from Him that our help comes from (Psalms 121:1-2).

5) Believe that God is Sovereign, Omniscient, and Graciously Good (Matthew 6:25-33)

In Matthew 6:25-33, Jesus Christ is pointing to the unarguable fact that God is in control of the Universe, so human anxiety is unnecessary and unhelpful. It is important for us to avoid worry as it is more likely to cause us harm than good. Worrying day and night will not turn things around for the best but trusting in God’s sovereign ability will do. Behold, God takes care of the birds (Matthew 6:26) and the plants (Matthew 6:30), therefore He will take care of us. The birds don’t worry about the future but they do go and find food on daily basis. The grass gets beautifully clothed. Amazingly, God is sovereign over the physical needs of the birds and grass, but they still have to fulfill their design function. In the same light, we must trust in God and yet continue to pursue our vocations.

Biblical Spiritual Balance

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …“

Proverbs 11:1 – “A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.”

2 Peter 3:17 – “You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.“

1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

Philippians 4:8 – “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.“

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Group 1 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Isaiah 41:13 – For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”

Philippians 4:11 – “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.“

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.“

Ephesians 5:15 – “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,”

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.“

John 16:33 – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Group 2 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Proverbs 16:11 – “A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.”

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,“

3 John 1:2 – “Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”

John 5:30 – “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.”

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Colossians 3:17 – “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.“

Genesis 2:2-3 – “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.”

Group 3 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Philippians 1:6 – “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.“

1 John 2:15-17 – “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

Mark 6:31 – And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

Luke 10:38-42 – Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

Group 4 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Luke 2:52 – “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Proverbs 30:7-9 – “Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

1 Corinthians 6:19 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,”

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Job 31:6 – “(Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!)“

1 John 4:1 – “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

Mark 1:35 – “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”

Group 5 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.“

2 Timothy 2:15 – “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.“

1 John 1:4 – “And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.“

John 8:32 – “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

1 Corinthians 13:7 – “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

1 Peter 2:9 – “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

Psalm 127:1-2 – “A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

Group 6 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Ecclesiastes 7:18 – “It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.“

Galatians 6:6 – “One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches.“

Psalm 62:9 – “Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.”

Psalm 127:2 – “It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

Job 7:1-5 – “Has not man a hard service on earth, and are not his days like the days of a hired hand? Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hired hand who looks for his wages, so I am allotted months of emptiness, and nights of misery are apportioned to me. When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is long, and I am full of tossing till the dawn. My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.“

Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Group 7 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …“

Proverbs 17:22 – “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.“

Isaiah 40:12 – “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?“

Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Group 8 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Proverbs 20:23 – “Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.”

2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,”

James 4:13-16 – “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.”

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Matthew 18:4 – “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Romans 12:1-2 – “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Group 9 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Ecclesiastes 4:5-6 – “The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh. Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.”

John 3:36 – “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”

Mark 8:35-37 – “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?“

Leviticus 19:36 – “You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.“

Proverbs 14:27 – “The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.”

Group 10 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Revelation 1:1 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”

Ephesians 6:4 – “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

Matthew 5:44 – “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,“

Exodus 16:1-36 – “They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, …“

Group 11 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.“

Matthew 11:28-29 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23 – “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.“

Hebrews 10:1-39 – “For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; ...”

Group 12 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Romans 8:35 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?“

Colossians 3:1-25 – “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ...”

Hosea 2:23 – “And I will sow her for myself in the land. And I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”

Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:“

Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

Group 13 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Romans 5:8 – “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Ephesians 1:12-13 – “So that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,”

1 John 5:20 – “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.“

1 Timothy 6:12 – “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

2 Timothy 3:7 – “Always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.”

Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

Romans 8:18 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.“

Group 14 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Romans 9:25-26 – As indeed he says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’ and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’” “And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’

John 11:25-26 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.“

Ecclesiastes 12:12 – “My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.”

Matthew 6:25 – “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?“

Proverbs 18:21 – “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”

Group 15 – Biblical Spiritual Balance

Matthew 10:30 – “But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.“

Revelation 1:1-20 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, …“

Romans 5:10 – “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.”

John 8:12 – Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Isaiah 40:15 – “Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.”

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How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Learn How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life. Being balanced is an expression that is common in most Christian gatherings. But what does being balanced really mean? And what does the Bible say about being balanced? Humans grow in body and in Spirit. As we grow physically, we should as well grow spiritually in the Word of God. Behold, Christians should be balanced in their everyday lives. We should rightly use every good thing that God gives us without worshipping it or demonizing it. Concerning our regular lives, the Bible says we should be balanced, placing our hopes in “God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy” (1 Timothy 6:17). As Christians, we should be balanced by loving God with everything about us and enjoying earthly blessings while not putting any hope in them. Our hope is in God Almighty.

The Bible invites Christians to be balanced in their daily lives, relying on the Holy Spirit to guide them. It is important to understand that while the Bible explains the importance of not idolizing or demonizing certain things, it also warns us of placing anything even remotely close to our devotion, love, and worship of God. It is in this very light that we’ll discuss the Christian’s work-life balance. Work/life balance begins with a biblical view of work. As Christians, we perceive work as the place God has called us to serve Him from the heart, with excellence, for the benefit of others, and to please Him. Ephesians 6:5–8 gives us a deep Biblical view of work: God has called us to work, serve Him in our work, do this work with excellence, and put our trust in Him to reward our work.

How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Achieving a balance between our personal, professional, and spiritual lives can be challenging. However, the Bible can help us to go about this God’s way. Note that we are not saying here that God promises that life will feel balanced all the time. The Bible does not promise such on Earth. Behold, even Jesus Christ had days that were not ‘balanced’. We can have a good understanding of this by reading Mark 1, where Jesus gives the morning sermon (21), casts out an unclean spirit (25-26), heals Peter’s mother-in-law (31), and then – as night falls – heals everyone in town who was sick or demon-possessed (32-34). And at the end of all these, Jesus Christ still went into prayers. However, the Bible offers us deep rest through weekly Sabbaths (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5).

Five (5) Ways To Achieve Work-Life Balance Like Jesus Christ

1) Have a little fun (John 2:1-2)

John 2:1-2 says, “On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.” Behold brethren, even Jesus Christ feasted. As a matter of fact, there were occasions on which Jesus Christ feasted with His Apostles. For His first miracle, Jesus Christ turns water into wine at a wedding. Weddings were huge celebrations during Jesus’ days. Thus, there is a need to be more intentional about making room for fun, hobbies, or leisure in your life. Have some time to spend with your family, friends, and fellow workers.

2) Study God’s Word, Meditate and Pray (Matthew 14:23)

Matthew 14:23 says, “And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.” Knowing and accomplishing God’s purpose for your life is the essence of your existence on Earth. Jesus Christ submitted His life for the accomplishment of His Father’s Will. He knew His Father’s Will and made everything possible for it to be accomplished in His life. Just like Him, we should regularly study God’s Word, meditate on it, put it into practice, and pray without ceasing. Once in a while, we should get away to a quiet or desolate place where there are no distractions in order to study God’s Word, meditate on it, and pray as we seek His face. Jesus Christ did this and as His followers, we ought to do the same.

3) Be hardworking in everything you do (John 9:4)

John 9:4 says, “As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.” Likewise, Colossians 3:23-24 says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” As Christians or followers of Jesus Christ, we’ve been called to work hard in everything we do. We should always put in our best in accomplishing whatever task we have at hand. In this way, when it is time to work, let’s work and when it is time to rest, let’s rest.

4) Have Faith in God (Romans 8:28)

Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” As Christians, we’ve been called to put our trust in God because He does all things for the good of those who love Him. We should put our faith in God and avoid worry. Trusting God opens doors for divine intervention, favor, and mercy. On our own, we can do nothing but with God, we can do all things. When we trust God, He takes control of our lives and makes everything happen for our good. Thus, whatever the situation we are going through, let’s put our trust in God alone. It is from Him that our help comes from (Psalms 121:1-2).

5) Believe that God is Sovereign, Omniscient, and Graciously Good (Matthew 6:25-33)

In Matthew 6:25-33, Jesus Christ is pointing to the unarguable fact that God is in control of the Universe, so human anxiety is unnecessary and unhelpful. It is important for us to avoid worry as it is more likely to cause us harm than good. Worrying day and night will not turn things around for the best but trusting in God’s sovereign ability will do. Behold, God takes care of the birds (Matthew 6:26) and the plants (Matthew 6:30), therefore He will take care of us. The birds don’t worry about the future but they do go and find food on daily basis. The grass gets beautifully clothed. Amazingly, God is sovereign over the physical needs of the birds and grass, but they still have to fulfill their design function. In the same light, we must trust in God and yet continue to pursue our vocations.

How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …“

Proverbs 11:1 – “A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.”

2 Peter 3:17 – “You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.“

1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

Philippians 4:8 – “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.“

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Group 1 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.“

John 16:33 – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Isaiah 41:13 – For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”

Philippians 4:11 – “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.“

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.“

Ephesians 5:15 – “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,”

Group 2 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Mark 6:31 – And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

Luke 10:38-42 – Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

Proverbs 16:11 – “A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.”

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,“

3 John 1:2 – “Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”

John 5:30 – “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.”

Group 3 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Philippians 1:6 – “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.“

1 John 2:15-17 – “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Colossians 3:17 – “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.“

Genesis 2:2-3 – “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.”

Group 4 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.“

2 Timothy 2:15 – “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.“

1 John 1:4 – “And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.“

John 8:32 – “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

1 Corinthians 13:7 – “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

1 Corinthians 6:19 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,”

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Job 31:6 – “(Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!)“

1 John 4:1 – “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

Mark 1:35 – “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”

Group 5 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Luke 2:52 – “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Proverbs 30:7-9 – “Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

1 Peter 2:9 – “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

Psalm 127:1-2 – “A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

Group 6 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Job 7:1-5 – “Has not man a hard service on earth, and are not his days like the days of a hired hand? Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hired hand who looks for his wages, so I am allotted months of emptiness, and nights of misery are apportioned to me. When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is long, and I am full of tossing till the dawn. My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.“

Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Proverbs 17:22 – “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.“

Isaiah 40:12 – “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?“

Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Group 7 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Ecclesiastes 7:18 – “It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.“

Galatians 6:6 – “One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches.“

Psalm 62:9 – “Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.”

Psalm 127:2 – “It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …“

Group 8 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Matthew 18:4 – “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Romans 12:1-2 – “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Proverbs 20:23 – “Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.”

2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,”

James 4:13-16 – “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.”

Group 9 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Mark 8:35-37 – “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?“

Leviticus 19:36 – “You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.“

Proverbs 14:27 – “The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.”

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Ecclesiastes 4:5-6 – “The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh. Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.”

John 3:36 – “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”

Group 10 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Revelation 1:1 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”

Ephesians 6:4 – “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

Matthew 5:44 – “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,“

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.“

Matthew 11:28-29 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23 – “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.“

Group 11 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Exodus 16:1-36 – “They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, …“

Hebrews 10:1-39 – “For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; ...”

Group 12 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Hosea 2:23 – “And I will sow her for myself in the land. And I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”

Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:“

Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.“

Ecclesiastes 12:12 – “My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.”

Matthew 6:25 – “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?“

Proverbs 18:21 – “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”

Group 13 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Romans 5:8 – “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Ephesians 1:12-13 – “So that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,”

1 John 5:20 – “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.“

Romans 8:35 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?“

Colossians 3:1-25 – “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ...”

Group 14 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Romans 9:25-26 – As indeed he says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’ and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’” “And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’

John 11:25-26 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

1 Timothy 6:12 – “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

2 Timothy 3:7 – “Always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.”

Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

Romans 8:18 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.“

Group 15 – How To Live A Biblically Balanced Life

Romans 5:10 – “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.”

John 8:12 – Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Isaiah 40:15 – “Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.”

Matthew 10:30 – “But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.“

Revelation 1:1-20 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, …“

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Does God Want Us To Have Money?

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Does God Want Us To Have Money

Does God Want Us To Have Money? In whatever thing that we are accumulating, we should always give God the first position in our hearts and lives. Matthew 6:33 says, “Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.” Thus, we’ve been called to seek first the Kingdom of God in everything that we do, and as we respect this command, His blessings will follow us. In our search for wealth or in the process of accumulating wealth, we must put God and His ways first. Wealth is the abundance of valuable possessions or money. A wealthy person is one who has more than what he/she needs to sustain a normal life. Following this definition, most people inhabiting developed countries are wealthy.

Today, some people believe that wealth is wrong and, if someone has more than enough, he/she should spread it equally. On the other hand, some people say that wealth is the result of hard work and wise investments and no one else has any claim to it. Whatever the case, wealth is dealt with in the Bible, and it is there that we find the proper perspective on it. Behold, we know that wealth itself is not sinful. It is important for us to understand that wealth is not offensive to God because He often blessed His servants with wealth whenever they pleased Him (Deuteronomy 28:1–8). Even in the Bible, we have examples of wealthy men who were greatly used by God like Abraham (Genesis 13:2), Jacob (Genesis 30:43), and King Solomon (1 Kings 10:23).

Does God Want Us To Have Money?

What The Scriptures Say

In the Old Testament of the Bible, wealth was sometimes an indicator of the Lord’s favor, pleasure, and blessing. However, wealth has never been an accurate measure of a person’s standing with the Lord God Almighty. This is supported by the fact that some righteous people are poor while some wicked people are rich (Psalm 73; Jeremiah 12:1). Likewise, in the New Testament, several wealthy people were instrumental in advancing God’s Kingdom. Matthew (Luke 5:27–29), Joanna (Luke 8:3), Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57), Zacchaeus (Luke 19:8), and Lydia (Acts 16:14–15) are examples of some people in the New Testament that God called them for a special cause as they made use of their wealth for a righteous purpose. Behold, wealth itself is morally neutral. Following this, what we do with wealth can either enhance good or create more evil. We can use wealth for God’s purposes or for selfish goals.

1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” This is one of the verses about wealth that is often misquoted. Often, many say that the Bible says that wealth is evil, but that is not what it truly says. It is the love of money, not money itself, that leads to evil choices. In this epistle, Apostle Paul warns his young protégé, Timothy, against false teachers who would infiltrate the church for financial profit. Their greed would not only fleece unsuspecting believers but also infect the church with the love of money. Behold, the Bible never says that money is evil. However, the Bible warns against the love of money that can make a person to wander far away from the faith.

More on what the Scriptures say about money and wealth

The Bible strongly warns us against transforming money into idols in our lives. In support of this, Psalm 62:10 says, “Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.” Having abundance tends to make people grow lazy spiritually, believing their money will provide, protect and take care of them. Wealth makes the hearts of many people grow resistant to self-sacrifice and also shifts their focus from eternal riches to earthly bank balances. In Mark 10:25, we hear Jesus Christ saying that it is easy for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich person to inherit eternal life. Likewise, our Lord and Savior put wealth in perspective when He said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15).

The main issue with wealth is when we allow it to become an idol in our lives. In Luke 12:14–21, Jesus Christ uses the parable of the rich fool to teach the foolishness of trusting in riches. Likewise, in Luke 16:13, Jesus Christ, who knows our hearts, warned us about trying to serve two masters. In everything that we do, we should always put God first. Proverbs 30:7-9 portrays the right attitude about money and wealth through a powerful prayer: “Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.”

The secret to successfully handling wealth as a Christian

As Christians, when our daily prayer is that God will meet all our needs according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19), we remind ourselves where our help comes from (Psalm 121:1-2). In this light, any abundance beyond that daily sustenance is a gift from the Lord, and we are to use it wisely. When we consider that all we have and all we are belongs to and comes from God, we are more careful to use it all for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). Behold, we are more likely to maintain the right mindset or perspective about wealth when we see it as an investment entrusted to us by its rightful Owner.

Divine instructions for the wealthy

1 Timothy 6:17-18 clearly offers divine instructions for the wealthy among us. The passage reads: “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”

1) Don’t become arrogant

As Christians, it is right for us to work hard and become successful in life. However, we are not to think of ourselves as better than others because of our material wealth. Deuteronomy 8:18 says, “But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.”

2) Don’t put your hope in your wealth

Proverbs 23:5 says, “Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” Behold, a good job or business and its steady income or earnings can be here today and tomorrow are gone.

3) Be rich in good deeds

By good deed, we mean a free and voluntary act of service toward another person. Doing good deeds for others is the fruit of your salvation in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:10 tells us: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.”

4) Be generous and wiling to share

Generous people are synergistic. Such people tend to build organizations and contribute to the success of others. Generous people want to see others succeed too.

Biblical Truths About Money And Wealth?

If I become a Christian, will God make me wealthy and prosperous? Where does it say in the Bible that God will prosper me? Why do people have money problems, even when they are serving God? These are examples of some of the questions we’ll be answering in this piece of writing. It is in this light that we’ll reveal the Biblical truths about money and wealth. As Christians, it is important for us to know what the Bible says about Money, Wealth, Riches, and Poverty. Below are some of the Biblical truths about money and wealth:

1) The Bible does not promise wealth

Truthfully speaking, there is no promise in the Bible that becoming or being a Christian will lead to a good job, high salary, riches, wealth, financial freedom, and freedom from debt here on Earth. A popular verse usually quoted in the Christian milieu is Jeremiah 29:11 which says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” In context, this verse was specifically directed to the Israelite exiles in Babylon. The original Hebrew word translated as “prosperity” can mean peace, completeness, safety, health, satisfaction, or blessings. This translation probably comes closer to the intended meaning: “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

Nevertheless, God’s faithful people may be rich or poor (2 Chronicles 17:3-5, Job 1:1-3, Matthew 27:57, Mark 12:41-44, Luke 16:19-22, 19:2-9, Proverbs 22:2, Luke 6:20).

2) Wealth is not necessarily a sign of God’s favor

During the time of Jesus Christ, it was a common belief that great wealth was a sign of God’s favor and poverty was God’s punishment for sin. Also, some Old Testament verses portray poverty as a natural consequence of foolish actions (Proverbs 6:9-11, 20:13, 23:21). However, our Lord Jesus Christ denied that wealth is a sign of God’s favor or that poverty is God’s punishment for sin. This is clearly revealed in His Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). From the parable, we learn that one of the reasons the rich man ended in hell was because of his hard-heartedness towards the beggar Lazarus. Also, his great wealth was not a sign of God’s favor. We also learn that Lazarus ended up in heaven although he was about as impoverished as a man could be. His poverty was obviously not a sign of sinfulness or foolishness.

3) Wealth is a gift from God to be used in His service

Our Lord, Jesus Christ, saw wealth as a gift from God to be used in His service (Matthew 25:14-30). As disciples of Jesus Christ, we must perceive wealth as a gift from God to be used in His service. Therefore, those who have been blessed with wealth must share generously with the poor (Matthew 25:31-46), and avoid the sins of dishonesty (Exodus 20:15, Mark 10:19, Luke 3:12-14), arrogance (1 Timothy 6:17-19), and greed (Luke 12:13-21). Behold, those of us who have been blessed with wealth beyond our need have the responsibility to share generously with the less fortunate. As Christians, we should view our wealth as a gift from God, entrusted to us, to carry out His work on earth. 1 John 3:17 says, “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?“

4) Wealth is Dangerous

Mark 10:23-27 says, Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” Wealth is not intrinsically evil nor is poverty blessed. Rather, devotion to gathering wealth is incompatible with devotion to God. God must always have the most important place in our lives. 

Luke 16:13 says, “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” As Christians, it is important for us to understand that the craving for wealth and possessions can lead us into all kinds of temptation and sin. While we spend evenings and weekends earning extra money, we are depriving our families of our love, affection, and attention. We may take unfair advantage of our customers, employers, or employees. In addition, we may attempt to rationalize our greed by closing our minds and hearts to the needs and rights of others.

Does God Want Us To Have Money?

Matthew 16:26 – “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?“

Luke 18:22 – When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.“

Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

1 Timothy 6:9-11 –  “Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.  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. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.”

Leviticus 19:13 – “You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.“

Proverbs 11:1 – “The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.”

Group 1 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Luke 12:33 – “Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.“

Deuteronomy 8:18 – “You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”

Isaiah 33:15-16 – “He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil– this is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him.”

Mark 10:21 – And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 10:4 – “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Mark 8:36 – “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?“

Proverbs 11:4 – “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.”

Group 2 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Matthew 19:21 – Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Luke 16:13 – “No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Romans 13:1, 6-7 – “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God… For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing. Pay to all what is due them – taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.”

1 Timothy 6:9-10 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”

Proverbs 28:27 – “Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.”

Proverbs 22:7 – “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.“

Group 3 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

1 Timothy 6:17-18 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,“

Proverbs 22:1 – “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.“

2 Corinthians 9:7 – “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Proverbs 30:8-9 – “Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

Proverbs 22:4 – “The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.”

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

Group 4 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Proverbs 11:28 – “Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.”

1 John 3:17 – “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?“

Proverbs 14:31 – “Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.“

Ecclesiastes 5:10 – “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.“

Malachi 3:9-10 – “You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Proverbs 13:11 – “Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.”

Proverbs 28:11 – “A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.”

Group 5 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Proverbs 10:15 – “A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.”

James 5:1-6 – “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. …“

Proverbs 28:6 – “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.”

James 2:5-6 – “Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?“

Proverbs 28:20 – “A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.”

Group 6 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Proverbs 10:22 – “The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.”

Ephesians 4:28 – “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.”

Mark 10:25 – “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

Proverbs 13:22 – “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.”

2 Corinthians 9:11 – “You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.”

1 Timothy 6:17-19 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.”

Deuteronomy 8:17 – “Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’”

Group 7 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

1 Timothy 6:17 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.“

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.“

Matthew 4:8-10 – Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.”

Proverbs 22:2 – “The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.”

1 Timothy 5:8 – “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.“

Group 8 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

2 Thessalonians 3:10 – “For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

Proverbs 20:13 – “Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.”

Matthew 6:24 – “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.”

Proverbs 31:9 – “Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.“

Hosea 4:6 – “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”

Matthew 6:19-20 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.”

Group 9 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Mark 10:23 – And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”

Proverbs 21:5 – “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”

Luke 18:22 – When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Deuteronomy 8:1-20 – “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. …”

Group 10 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

1 Timothy 5:18 – For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”

2 Thessalonians 3:8-10 – “Nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate. For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

Proverbs 13:20 – “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.“

Psalm 24:1 – “A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,“

Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.“

Group 11 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

1 Timothy 6:10 – “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”

Proverbs 23:21 – “For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.“

Ezekiel 18:17 – “Withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father’s iniquity; he shall surely live.”

Job 42:10 – “And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.“

Luke 12:15-21 – And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ …

Group 12 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Proverbs 13:18 – “Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 – “Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.“

Psalm 15:5 – “Who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.”

Ecclesiastes 4:4 – “Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.“

2 Timothy 3:1-2 – “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,“

Ecclesiastes 5:19 – “Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.”

Malachi 3:10 – “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Group 13 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Proverbs 22:22 – “Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,“

Ecclesiastes 2:26 – “For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.”

Proverbs 14:24 – “The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.“

Proverbs 16:18 – “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.“

Psalm 94:12-13 – “Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.“

Luke 12:15 – And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Proverbs 8:13 – “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.”

Proverbs 22:16 – “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.“

Group 14 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Matthew 25:44-46 – “Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,”

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Proverbs 22:16 – “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.”

2 Corinthians 8:9 – “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.“

Psalm 119:134 – “Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts.”

Romans 13:8 – “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.”

Group 15 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Hosea 13:6 – “But when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.“

Revelation 3:17-18 – “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.”

Matthew 4:4 – But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

James 5:2 – “Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.“

Mark 12:41-44 – And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

Group 16 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Proverbs 23:5 – “When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.“

Matthew 25:14-30 – “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. ...”

Matthew 6:19 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,“

1 Timothy 6:9 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”

Ephesians 6:12 – “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”

Group 17 – Does God Want Us To Have Money

Proverbs 21:20 – “Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Exodus 23:12 – “Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed.”

Proverbs 28:8 – “Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.”

Judges 6:9 – “And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 – “On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.”

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Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich?

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Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich? In whatever thing that we are accumulating, we should always give God the first position in our hearts and lives. Matthew 6:33 says, “Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.” Thus, we’ve been called to seek first the Kingdom of God in everything that we do, and as we respect this command, His blessings will follow us. In our search for wealth or in the process of accumulating wealth, we must put God and His ways first. Wealth is the abundance of valuable possessions or money. A wealthy person is one who has more than what he/she needs to sustain a normal life. Following this definition, most people inhabiting developed countries are wealthy.

Today, some people believe that wealth is wrong and, if someone has more than enough, he/she should spread it equally. On the other hand, some people say that wealth is the result of hard work and wise investments and no one else has any claim to it. Whatever the case, wealth is dealt with in the Bible, and it is there that we find the proper perspective on it. Behold, we know that wealth itself is not sinful. It is important for us to understand that wealth is not offensive to God because He often blessed His servants with wealth whenever they pleased Him (Deuteronomy 28:1–8). Even in the Bible, we have examples of wealthy men who were greatly used by God like Abraham (Genesis 13:2), Jacob (Genesis 30:43), and King Solomon (1 Kings 10:23).

Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich?

What The Scriptures Say

In the Old Testament of the Bible, wealth was sometimes an indicator of the Lord’s favor, pleasure, and blessing. However, wealth has never been an accurate measure of a person’s standing with the Lord God Almighty. This is supported by the fact that some righteous people are poor while some wicked people are rich (Psalm 73; Jeremiah 12:1). Likewise, in the New Testament, several wealthy people were instrumental in advancing God’s Kingdom. Matthew (Luke 5:27–29), Joanna (Luke 8:3), Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57), Zacchaeus (Luke 19:8), and Lydia (Acts 16:14–15) are examples of some people in the New Testament that God called them for a special cause as they made use of their wealth for a righteous purpose. Behold, wealth itself is morally neutral. Following this, what we do with wealth can either enhance good or create more evil. We can use wealth for God’s purposes or for selfish goals.

1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” This is one of the verses about wealth that is often misquoted. Often, many say that the Bible says that wealth is evil, but that is not what it truly says. It is the love of money, not money itself, that leads to evil choices. In this epistle, Apostle Paul warns his young protégé, Timothy, against false teachers who would infiltrate the church for financial profit. Their greed would not only fleece unsuspecting believers but also infect the church with the love of money. Behold, the Bible never says that money is evil. However, the Bible warns against the love of money that can make a person to wander far away from the faith.

More on what the Scriptures say about money and wealth

The Bible strongly warns us against transforming money into idols in our lives. In support of this, Psalm 62:10 says, “Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.” Having abundance tends to make people grow lazy spiritually, believing their money will provide, protect and take care of them. Wealth makes the hearts of many people grow resistant to self-sacrifice and also shifts their focus from eternal riches to earthly bank balances. In Mark 10:25, we hear Jesus Christ saying that it is easy for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich person to inherit eternal life. Likewise, our Lord and Savior put wealth in perspective when He said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15).

The main issue with wealth is when we allow it to become an idol in our lives. In Luke 12:14–21, Jesus Christ uses the parable of the rich fool to teach the foolishness of trusting in riches. Likewise, in Luke 16:13, Jesus Christ, who knows our hearts, warned us about trying to serve two masters. In everything that we do, we should always put God first. Proverbs 30:7-9 portrays the right attitude about money and wealth through a powerful prayer: “Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.”

The secret to successfully handling wealth as a Christian

As Christians, when our daily prayer is that God will meet all our needs according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19), we remind ourselves where our help comes from (Psalm 121:1-2). In this light, any abundance beyond that daily sustenance is a gift from the Lord, and we are to use it wisely. When we consider that all we have and all we are belongs to and comes from God, we are more careful to use it all for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). Behold, we are more likely to maintain the right mindset or perspective about wealth when we see it as an investment entrusted to us by its rightful Owner.

Divine instructions for the wealthy

1 Timothy 6:17-18 clearly offers divine instructions for the wealthy among us. The passage reads: “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”

1) Don’t become arrogant

As Christians, it is right for us to work hard and become successful in life. However, we are not to think of ourselves as better than others because of our material wealth. Deuteronomy 8:18 says, “But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.”

2) Don’t put your hope in your wealth

Proverbs 23:5 says, “Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” Behold, a good job or business and its steady income or earnings can be here today and tomorrow are gone.

3) Be rich in good deeds

By good deed, we mean a free and voluntary act of service toward another person. Doing good deeds for others is the fruit of your salvation in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:10 tells us: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.”

4) Be generous and wiling to share

Generous people are synergistic. Such people tend to build organizations and contribute to the success of others. Generous people want to see others succeed too.

Biblical Truths About Money And Wealth?

If I become a Christian, will God make me wealthy and prosperous? Where does it say in the Bible that God will prosper me? Why do people have money problems, even when they are serving God? These are examples of some of the questions we’ll be answering in this piece of writing. It is in this light that we’ll reveal the Biblical truths about money and wealth. As Christians, it is important for us to know what the Bible says about Money, Wealth, Riches, and Poverty. Below are some of the Biblical truths about money and wealth:

1) The Bible does not promise wealth

Truthfully speaking, there is no promise in the Bible that becoming or being a Christian will lead to a good job, high salary, riches, wealth, financial freedom, and freedom from debt here on Earth. A popular verse usually quoted in the Christian milieu is Jeremiah 29:11 which says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” In context, this verse was specifically directed to the Israelite exiles in Babylon. The original Hebrew word translated as “prosperity” can mean peace, completeness, safety, health, satisfaction, or blessings. This translation probably comes closer to the intended meaning: “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

Nevertheless, God’s faithful people may be rich or poor (2 Chronicles 17:3-5, Job 1:1-3, Matthew 27:57, Mark 12:41-44, Luke 16:19-22, 19:2-9, Proverbs 22:2, Luke 6:20).

2) Wealth is not necessarily a sign of God’s favor

During the time of Jesus Christ, it was a common belief that great wealth was a sign of God’s favor and poverty was God’s punishment for sin. Also, some Old Testament verses portray poverty as a natural consequence of foolish actions (Proverbs 6:9-11, 20:13, 23:21). However, our Lord Jesus Christ denied that wealth is a sign of God’s favor or that poverty is God’s punishment for sin. This is clearly revealed in His Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). From the parable, we learn that one of the reasons the rich man ended in hell was because of his hard-heartedness towards the beggar Lazarus. Also, his great wealth was not a sign of God’s favor. We also learn that Lazarus ended up in heaven although he was about as impoverished as a man could be. His poverty was obviously not a sign of sinfulness or foolishness.

3) Wealth is a gift from God to be used in His service

Our Lord, Jesus Christ, saw wealth as a gift from God to be used in His service (Matthew 25:14-30). As disciples of Jesus Christ, we must perceive wealth as a gift from God to be used in His service. Therefore, those who have been blessed with wealth must share generously with the poor (Matthew 25:31-46), and avoid the sins of dishonesty (Exodus 20:15, Mark 10:19, Luke 3:12-14), arrogance (1 Timothy 6:17-19), and greed (Luke 12:13-21). Behold, those of us who have been blessed with wealth beyond our need have the responsibility to share generously with the less fortunate. As Christians, we should view our wealth as a gift from God, entrusted to us, to carry out His work on earth. 1 John 3:17 says, “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?“

4) Wealth is Dangerous

Mark 10:23-27 says, Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” Wealth is not intrinsically evil nor is poverty blessed. Rather, devotion to gathering wealth is incompatible with devotion to God. God must always have the most important place in our lives. 

Luke 16:13 says, “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” As Christians, it is important for us to understand that the craving for wealth and possessions can lead us into all kinds of temptation and sin. While we spend evenings and weekends earning extra money, we are depriving our families of our love, affection, and attention. We may take unfair advantage of our customers, employers, or employees. In addition, we may attempt to rationalize our greed by closing our minds and hearts to the needs and rights of others.

Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich?

Matthew 16:26 – “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?“

Luke 18:22 – When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.“

Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

1 Timothy 6:9-11 –  “Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.  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. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.”

Leviticus 19:13 – “You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.“

Proverbs 11:1 – “The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.”

Group 1 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Luke 12:33 – “Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.“

Deuteronomy 8:18 – “You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”

Isaiah 33:15-16 – “He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil– this is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him.”

Matthew 19:21 – Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Luke 16:13 – “No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Romans 13:1, 6-7 – “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God… For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing. Pay to all what is due them – taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.”

Group 2 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Mark 10:21 – And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 10:4 – “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Mark 8:36 – “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?“

Proverbs 11:4 – “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.”

1 Timothy 6:9-10 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”

Proverbs 28:27 – “Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.”

Proverbs 22:7 – “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.“

Group 3 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

1 Timothy 6:17-18 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,“

Proverbs 22:1 – “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.“

2 Corinthians 9:7 – “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Proverbs 30:8-9 – “Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

Proverbs 22:4 – “The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.”

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

Group 4 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Proverbs 11:28 – “Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.”

1 John 3:17 – “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?“

Proverbs 14:31 – “Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.“

Ecclesiastes 5:10 – “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.“

Proverbs 10:22 – “The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.”

Ephesians 4:28 – “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.”

Mark 10:25 – “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

Proverbs 13:22 – “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.”

Group 5 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Proverbs 10:15 – “A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.”

James 5:1-6 – “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. …“

Proverbs 28:6 – “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.”

James 2:5-6 – “Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?“

Proverbs 28:20 – “A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.”

Group 6 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

2 Corinthians 9:11 – “You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.”

1 Timothy 6:17-19 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.”

Deuteronomy 8:17 – “Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’”

1 Timothy 6:17 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.“

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.“

Matthew 4:8-10 – Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

Group 7 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.”

Proverbs 22:2 – “The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.”

1 Timothy 5:8 – “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.“

Malachi 3:9-10 – “You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Proverbs 13:11 – “Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.”

Proverbs 28:11 – “A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.”

Group 8 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

2 Thessalonians 3:10 – “For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

Proverbs 20:13 – “Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.”

Matthew 6:24 – “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.”

Proverbs 31:9 – “Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.“

Hosea 4:6 – “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”

Matthew 6:19-20 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.”

Group 9 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Mark 10:23 – And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”

Proverbs 21:5 – “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”

Luke 18:22 – When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Deuteronomy 8:1-20 – “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. …”

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Job 42:10 – “And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.“

Luke 12:15-21 – And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ …

Proverbs 13:20 – “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.“

Psalm 24:1 – “A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,“

Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.“

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Proverbs 13:18 – “Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 – “Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.“

Psalm 15:5 – “Who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.”

Ecclesiastes 4:4 – “Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.“

1 Timothy 5:18 – For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”

2 Thessalonians 3:8-10 – “Nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate. For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

Group 12 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

1 Timothy 6:10 – “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”

Proverbs 23:21 – “For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.“

Ezekiel 18:17 – “Withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father’s iniquity; he shall surely live.”

Proverbs 22:22 – “Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,“

Ecclesiastes 2:26 – “For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.”

Proverbs 14:24 – “The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.“

Proverbs 16:18 – “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.“

Group 13 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Psalm 94:12-13 – “Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.“

Luke 12:15 – And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Proverbs 8:13 – “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.”

Proverbs 22:16 – “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.“

2 Timothy 3:1-2 – “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,“

Ecclesiastes 5:19 – “Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.”

Malachi 3:10 – “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Group 14 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Matthew 25:44-46 – “Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,”

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Proverbs 22:16 – “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.”

2 Corinthians 8:9 – “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.“

Psalm 119:134 – “Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts.”

Romans 13:8 – “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.”

Group 15 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Matthew 6:19 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,“

1 Timothy 6:9 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”

Ephesians 6:12 – “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”

James 5:2 – “Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.“

Mark 12:41-44 – And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

Group 16 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Proverbs 23:5 – “When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.“

Matthew 25:14-30 – “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. ...”

Hosea 13:6 – “But when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.“

Revelation 3:17-18 – “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.”

Matthew 4:4 – But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Group 17 – Does The Bible Say Not To Try To Get Rich

Proverbs 28:8 – “Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.”

Judges 6:9 – “And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 – “On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.”

Proverbs 21:20 – “Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Exodus 23:12 – “Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed.”

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Work-Life Christian Perspective

Discover the Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective. Being balanced is an expression that is common in most Christian gatherings. But what does being balanced really mean? And what does the Bible say about being balanced? Humans grow in body and in Spirit. As we grow physically, we should as well grow spiritually in the Word of God. Behold, Christians should be balanced in their everyday lives. We should rightly use every good thing that God gives us without worshipping it or demonizing it. Concerning our regular lives, the Bible says we should be balanced, placing our hopes in “God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy” (1 Timothy 6:17). As Christians, we should be balanced by loving God with everything about us and enjoying earthly blessings while not putting any hope in them. Our hope is in God Almighty.

The Bible invites Christians to be balanced in their daily lives, relying on the Holy Spirit to guide them. It is important to understand that while the Bible explains the importance of not idolizing or demonizing certain things, it also warns us of placing anything even remotely close to our devotion, love, and worship of God. It is in this very light that we’ll discuss the Christian’s work-life balance. Work/life balance begins with a biblical view of work. As Christians, we perceive work as the place God has called us to serve Him from the heart, with excellence, for the benefit of others, and to please Him. Ephesians 6:5–8 gives us a deep Biblical view of work: God has called us to work, serve Him in our work, do this work with excellence, and put our trust in Him to reward our work.

Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Achieving a balance between our personal, professional, and spiritual lives can be challenging. However, the Bible can help us to go about this God’s way. Note that we are not saying here that God promises that life will feel balanced all the time. The Bible does not promise such on Earth. Behold, even Jesus Christ had days that were not ‘balanced’. We can have a good understanding of this by reading Mark 1, where Jesus gives the morning sermon (21), casts out an unclean spirit (25-26), heals Peter’s mother-in-law (31), and then – as night falls – heals everyone in town who was sick or demon-possessed (32-34). And at the end of all these, Jesus Christ still went into prayers. However, the Bible offers us deep rest through weekly Sabbaths (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5).

Five (5) Ways To Achieve Work-Life Balance Like Jesus Christ

1) Have a little fun (John 2:1-2)

John 2:1-2 says, “On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.” Behold brethren, even Jesus Christ feasted. As a matter of fact, there were occasions on which Jesus Christ feasted with His Apostles. For His first miracle, Jesus Christ turns water into wine at a wedding. Weddings were huge celebrations during Jesus’ days. Thus, there is a need to be more intentional about making room for fun, hobbies, or leisure in your life. Have some time to spend with your family, friends, and fellow workers.

2) Study God’s Word, Meditate and Pray (Matthew 14:23)

Matthew 14:23 says, “And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.” Knowing and accomplishing God’s purpose for your life is the essence of your existence on Earth. Jesus Christ submitted His life for the accomplishment of His Father’s Will. He knew His Father’s Will and made everything possible for it to be accomplished in His life. Just like Him, we should regularly study God’s Word, meditate on it, put it into practice, and pray without ceasing. Once in a while, we should get away to a quiet or desolate place where there are no distractions in order to study God’s Word, meditate on it, and pray as we seek His face. Jesus Christ did this and as His followers, we ought to do the same.

3) Be hardworking in everything you do (John 9:4)

John 9:4 says, “As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.” Likewise, Colossians 3:23-24 says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” As Christians or followers of Jesus Christ, we’ve been called to work hard in everything we do. We should always put in our best in accomplishing whatever task we have at hand. In this way, when it is time to work, let’s work and when it is time to rest, let’s rest.

4) Have Faith in God (Romans 8:28)

Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” As Christians, we’ve been called to put our trust in God because He does all things for the good of those who love Him. We should put our faith in God and avoid worry. Trusting God opens doors for divine intervention, favor, and mercy. On our own, we can do nothing but with God, we can do all things. When we trust God, He takes control of our lives and makes everything happen for our good. Thus, whatever the situation we are going through, let’s put our trust in God alone. It is from Him that our help comes from (Psalms 121:1-2).

5) Believe that God is Sovereign, Omniscient, and Graciously Good (Matthew 6:25-33)

In Matthew 6:25-33, Jesus Christ is pointing to the unarguable fact that God is in control of the Universe, so human anxiety is unnecessary and unhelpful. It is important for us to avoid worry as it is more likely to cause us harm than good. Worrying day and night will not turn things around for the best but trusting in God’s sovereign ability will do. Behold, God takes care of the birds (Matthew 6:26) and the plants (Matthew 6:30), therefore He will take care of us. The birds don’t worry about the future but they do go and find food on daily basis. The grass gets beautifully clothed. Amazingly, God is sovereign over the physical needs of the birds and grass, but they still have to fulfill their design function. In the same light, we must trust in God and yet continue to pursue our vocations.

Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …“

Proverbs 11:1 – “A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.”

2 Peter 3:17 – “You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.“

1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

Philippians 4:8 – “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.“

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Group 1 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Isaiah 41:13 – For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”

Philippians 4:11 – “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.“

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.“

Ephesians 5:15 – “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,”

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.“

John 16:33 – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Group 2 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Mark 6:31 – And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

Luke 10:38-42 – Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Colossians 3:17 – “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.“

Genesis 2:2-3 – “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.”

Group 3 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Proverbs 16:11 – “A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.”

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,“

3 John 1:2 – “Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”

John 5:30 – “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.”

1 Corinthians 6:19 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,”

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Job 31:6 – “(Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!)“

1 John 4:1 – “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

Mark 1:35 – “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”

Group 4 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.“

2 Timothy 2:15 – “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.“

1 John 1:4 – “And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.“

John 8:32 – “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

1 Corinthians 13:7 – “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

Philippians 1:6 – “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.“

1 John 2:15-17 – “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

Group 5 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

1 Peter 2:9 – “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

Psalm 127:1-2 – “A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Luke 2:52 – “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”

Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Proverbs 30:7-9 – “Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

Group 6 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Ecclesiastes 7:18 – “It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.“

Galatians 6:6 – “One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches.“

Psalm 62:9 – “Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.”

Psalm 127:2 – “It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

Proverbs 17:22 – “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.“

Isaiah 40:12 – “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?“

Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Group 7 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; …“

Job 7:1-5 – “Has not man a hard service on earth, and are not his days like the days of a hired hand? Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hired hand who looks for his wages, so I am allotted months of emptiness, and nights of misery are apportioned to me. When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is long, and I am full of tossing till the dawn. My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.“

Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Group 8 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Proverbs 20:23 – “Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good.”

2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,”

James 4:13-16 – “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.”

Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Matthew 18:4 – “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Romans 12:1-2 – “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Group 9 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Ecclesiastes 4:5-6 – “The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh. Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.”

John 3:36 – “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.“

Matthew 11:28-29 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23 – “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.“

Group 10 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Revelation 1:1 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,”

Ephesians 6:4 – “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

Matthew 5:44 – “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,“

Hebrews 10:1-39 – “For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; ...”

Group 11 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Exodus 16:1-36 – “They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, …“

Mark 8:35-37 – “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?“

Leviticus 19:36 – “You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.“

Proverbs 14:27 – “The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.”

Group 12 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Romans 8:35 – “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?“

Colossians 3:1-25 – “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ...”

Hosea 2:23 – “And I will sow her for myself in the land. And I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”

Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:“

Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

Group 13 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Romans 5:8 – “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Ephesians 1:12-13 – “So that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,”

1 John 5:20 – “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.“

1 Timothy 6:12 – “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

2 Timothy 3:7 – “Always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.”

Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

Romans 8:18 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.“

Group 14 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Romans 9:25-26 – As indeed he says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’ and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’” “And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’

John 11:25-26 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.“

Ecclesiastes 12:12 – “My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.”

Matthew 6:25 – “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?“

Proverbs 18:21 – “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”

Group 15 – Work-Life Balance Christian Perspective

Romans 5:10 – “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.”

John 8:12 – Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Isaiah 40:15 – “Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.”

Matthew 10:30 – “But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.“

Revelation 1:1-20 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, …“

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What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth?

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What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth? In whatever thing that we are accumulating, we should always give God the first position in our hearts and lives. Matthew 6:33 says, “Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.” Thus, we’ve been called to seek first the Kingdom of God in everything that we do, and as we respect this command, His blessings will follow us. In our search for wealth or in the process of accumulating wealth, we must put God and His ways first. Wealth is the abundance of valuable possessions or money. A wealthy person is one who has more than what he/she needs to sustain a normal life. Following this definition, most people inhabiting developed countries are wealthy.

Today, some people believe that wealth is wrong and, if someone has more than enough, he/she should spread it equally. On the other hand, some people say that wealth is the result of hard work and wise investments and no one else has any claim to it. Whatever the case, wealth is dealt with in the Bible, and it is there that we find the proper perspective on it. Behold, we know that wealth itself is not sinful. It is important for us to understand that wealth is not offensive to God because He often blessed His servants with wealth whenever they pleased Him (Deuteronomy 28:1–8). Even in the Bible, we have examples of wealthy men who were greatly used by God like Abraham (Genesis 13:2), Jacob (Genesis 30:43), and King Solomon (1 Kings 10:23).

What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth?

What The Scriptures Say

In the Old Testament of the Bible, wealth was sometimes an indicator of the Lord’s favor, pleasure, and blessing. However, wealth has never been an accurate measure of a person’s standing with the Lord God Almighty. This is supported by the fact that some righteous people are poor while some wicked people are rich (Psalm 73; Jeremiah 12:1). Likewise, in the New Testament, several wealthy people were instrumental in advancing God’s Kingdom. Matthew (Luke 5:27–29), Joanna (Luke 8:3), Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57), Zacchaeus (Luke 19:8), and Lydia (Acts 16:14–15) are examples of some people in the New Testament that God called them for a special cause as they made use of their wealth for a righteous purpose. Behold, wealth itself is morally neutral. Following this, what we do with wealth can either enhance good or create more evil. We can use wealth for God’s purposes or for selfish goals.

1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” This is one of the verses about wealth that is often misquoted. Often, many say that the Bible says that wealth is evil, but that is not what it truly says. It is the love of money, not money itself, that leads to evil choices. In this epistle, Apostle Paul warns his young protégé, Timothy, against false teachers who would infiltrate the church for financial profit. Their greed would not only fleece unsuspecting believers but also infect the church with the love of money. Behold, the Bible never says that money is evil. However, the Bible warns against the love of money that can make a person to wander far away from the faith.

More on what the Scriptures say about money and wealth

The Bible strongly warns us against transforming money into idols in our lives. In support of this, Psalm 62:10 says, “Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.” Having abundance tends to make people grow lazy spiritually, believing their money will provide, protect and take care of them. Wealth makes the hearts of many people grow resistant to self-sacrifice and also shifts their focus from eternal riches to earthly bank balances. In Mark 10:25, we hear Jesus Christ saying that it is easy for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich person to inherit eternal life. Likewise, our Lord and Savior put wealth in perspective when He said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15).

The main issue with wealth is when we allow it to become an idol in our lives. In Luke 12:14–21, Jesus Christ uses the parable of the rich fool to teach the foolishness of trusting in riches. Likewise, in Luke 16:13, Jesus Christ, who knows our hearts, warned us about trying to serve two masters. In everything that we do, we should always put God first. Proverbs 30:7-9 portrays the right attitude about money and wealth through a powerful prayer: “Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.”

The secret to successfully handling wealth as a Christian

As Christians, when our daily prayer is that God will meet all our needs according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19), we remind ourselves where our help comes from (Psalm 121:1-2). In this light, any abundance beyond that daily sustenance is a gift from the Lord, and we are to use it wisely. When we consider that all we have and all we are belongs to and comes from God, we are more careful to use it all for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). Behold, we are more likely to maintain the right mindset or perspective about wealth when we see it as an investment entrusted to us by its rightful Owner.

Divine instructions for the wealthy

1 Timothy 6:17-18 clearly offers divine instructions for the wealthy among us. The passage reads: “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”

1) Don’t become arrogant

As Christians, it is right for us to work hard and become successful in life. However, we are not to think of ourselves as better than others because of our material wealth. Deuteronomy 8:18 says, “But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.”

2) Don’t put your hope in your wealth

Proverbs 23:5 says, “Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” Behold, a good job or business and its steady income or earnings can be here today and tomorrow are gone.

3) Be rich in good deeds

By good deed, we mean a free and voluntary act of service toward another person. Doing good deeds for others is the fruit of your salvation in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:10 tells us: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.”

4) Be generous and wiling to share

Generous people are synergistic. Such people tend to build organizations and contribute to the success of others. Generous people want to see others succeed too.

Biblical Truths About Money And Wealth?

If I become a Christian, will God make me wealthy and prosperous? Where does it say in the Bible that God will prosper me? Why do people have money problems, even when they are serving God? These are examples of some of the questions we’ll be answering in this piece of writing. It is in this light that we’ll reveal the Biblical truths about money and wealth. As Christians, it is important for us to know what the Bible says about Money, Wealth, Riches, and Poverty. Below are some of the Biblical truths about money and wealth:

1) The Bible does not promise wealth

Truthfully speaking, there is no promise in the Bible that becoming or being a Christian will lead to a good job, high salary, riches, wealth, financial freedom, and freedom from debt here on Earth. A popular verse usually quoted in the Christian milieu is Jeremiah 29:11 which says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” In context, this verse was specifically directed to the Israelite exiles in Babylon. The original Hebrew word translated as “prosperity” can mean peace, completeness, safety, health, satisfaction, or blessings. This translation probably comes closer to the intended meaning: “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

Nevertheless, God’s faithful people may be rich or poor (2 Chronicles 17:3-5, Job 1:1-3, Matthew 27:57, Mark 12:41-44, Luke 16:19-22, 19:2-9, Proverbs 22:2, Luke 6:20).

2) Wealth is not necessarily a sign of God’s favor

During the time of Jesus Christ, it was a common belief that great wealth was a sign of God’s favor and poverty was God’s punishment for sin. Also, some Old Testament verses portray poverty as a natural consequence of foolish actions (Proverbs 6:9-11, 20:13, 23:21). However, our Lord Jesus Christ denied that wealth is a sign of God’s favor or that poverty is God’s punishment for sin. This is clearly revealed in His Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). From the parable, we learn that one of the reasons the rich man ended in hell was because of his hard-heartedness towards the beggar Lazarus. Also, his great wealth was not a sign of God’s favor. We also learn that Lazarus ended up in heaven although he was about as impoverished as a man could be. His poverty was obviously not a sign of sinfulness or foolishness.

3) Wealth is a gift from God to be used in His service

Our Lord, Jesus Christ, saw wealth as a gift from God to be used in His service (Matthew 25:14-30). As disciples of Jesus Christ, we must perceive wealth as a gift from God to be used in His service. Therefore, those who have been blessed with wealth must share generously with the poor (Matthew 25:31-46), and avoid the sins of dishonesty (Exodus 20:15, Mark 10:19, Luke 3:12-14), arrogance (1 Timothy 6:17-19), and greed (Luke 12:13-21). Behold, those of us who have been blessed with wealth beyond our need have the responsibility to share generously with the less fortunate. As Christians, we should view our wealth as a gift from God, entrusted to us, to carry out His work on earth. 1 John 3:17 says, “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?“

4) Wealth is Dangerous

Mark 10:23-27 says, Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” Wealth is not intrinsically evil nor is poverty blessed. Rather, devotion to gathering wealth is incompatible with devotion to God. God must always have the most important place in our lives. 

Luke 16:13 says, “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” As Christians, it is important for us to understand that the craving for wealth and possessions can lead us into all kinds of temptation and sin. While we spend evenings and weekends earning extra money, we are depriving our families of our love, affection, and attention. We may take unfair advantage of our customers, employers, or employees. In addition, we may attempt to rationalize our greed by closing our minds and hearts to the needs and rights of others.

What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth?

Matthew 16:26 – “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?“

Luke 18:22 – When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.“

Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

1 Timothy 6:9-11 –  “Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.  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. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.”

Leviticus 19:13 – “You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.“

Proverbs 11:1 – “The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.”

Group 1 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Luke 12:33 – “Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.“

Deuteronomy 8:18 – “You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”

Isaiah 33:15-16 – “He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil– this is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him.”

Matthew 19:21 – Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Luke 16:13 – “No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Romans 13:1, 6-7 – “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God… For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing. Pay to all what is due them – taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.”

Group 2 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Mark 10:21 – And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 10:4 – “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Mark 8:36 – “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?“

Proverbs 11:4 – “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.”

1 Timothy 6:9-10 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”

Proverbs 28:27 – “Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.”

Proverbs 22:7 – “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.“

Group 3 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 30:8-9 – “Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

Proverbs 22:4 – “The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.”

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

1 Timothy 6:17-18 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,“

Proverbs 22:1 – “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.“

2 Corinthians 9:7 – “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Group 4 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 10:22 – “The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.”

Ephesians 4:28 – “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.”

Mark 10:25 – “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

Proverbs 13:22 – “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.”

Proverbs 11:28 – “Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.”

1 John 3:17 – “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?“

Proverbs 14:31 – “Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.“

Ecclesiastes 5:10 – “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.“

Group 5 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 10:15 – “A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.”

James 5:1-6 – “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. …“

Proverbs 28:6 – “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.”

James 2:5-6 – “Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?“

Proverbs 28:20 – “A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.”

Group 6 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

2 Corinthians 9:11 – “You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.”

1 Timothy 6:17-19 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.”

Deuteronomy 8:17 – “Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’”

Malachi 3:9-10 – “You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Proverbs 13:11 – “Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.”

Proverbs 28:11 – “A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.”

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

1 Timothy 6:17 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.“

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.“

Matthew 4:8-10 – Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.”

Proverbs 22:2 – “The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.”

1 Timothy 5:8 – “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.“

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

2 Thessalonians 3:10 – “For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

Proverbs 20:13 – “Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.”

Matthew 6:24 – “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.”

Proverbs 31:9 – “Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.“

Hosea 4:6 – “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”

Matthew 6:19-20 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Mark 10:23 – And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”

Proverbs 21:5 – “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”

Luke 18:22 – When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Deuteronomy 8:1-20 – “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. …”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 13:20 – “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.“

Psalm 24:1 – “A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,“

Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.“

1 Timothy 5:18 – For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”

2 Thessalonians 3:8-10 – “Nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate. For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 13:18 – “Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 – “Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.“

Psalm 15:5 – “Who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.”

Ecclesiastes 4:4 – “Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.“

Job 42:10 – “And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.“

Luke 12:15-21 – And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ …

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

2 Timothy 3:1-2 – “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,“

Ecclesiastes 5:19 – “Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.”

Malachi 3:10 – “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

1 Timothy 6:10 – “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”

Proverbs 23:21 – “For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.“

Ezekiel 18:17 – “Withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father’s iniquity; he shall surely live.”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Psalm 94:12-13 – “Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.“

Luke 12:15 – And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Proverbs 8:13 – “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.”

Proverbs 22:16 – “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.“

Proverbs 22:22 – “Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,“

Ecclesiastes 2:26 – “For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.”

Proverbs 14:24 – “The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.“

Proverbs 16:18 – “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.“

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Matthew 25:44-46 – “Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,”

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Proverbs 22:16 – “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.”

2 Corinthians 8:9 – “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.“

Psalm 119:134 – “Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts.”

Romans 13:8 – “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.”

Group 15 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

James 5:2 – “Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.“

Mark 12:41-44 – And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

Matthew 6:19 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,“

1 Timothy 6:9 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”

Ephesians 6:12 – “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”

Group 16 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Hosea 13:6 – “But when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.“

Revelation 3:17-18 – “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.”

Matthew 4:4 – But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Proverbs 23:5 – “When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.“

Matthew 25:14-30 – “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. ...”

Group 17 – What Does The Bible Say About Excessive Wealth

Proverbs 28:8 – “Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.”

Judges 6:9 – “And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 – “On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.”

Proverbs 21:20 – “Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Exodus 23:12 – “Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed.”

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What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money?

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What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money? In whatever thing that we are accumulating, we should always give God the first position in our hearts and lives. Matthew 6:33 says, “Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.” Thus, we’ve been called to seek first the Kingdom of God in everything that we do, and as we respect this command, His blessings will follow us. In our search for wealth or in the process of accumulating wealth, we must put God and His ways first. Wealth is the abundance of valuable possessions or money. A wealthy person is one who has more than what he/she needs to sustain a normal life. Following this definition, most people inhabiting developed countries are wealthy.

Today, some people believe that wealth is wrong and, if someone has more than enough, he/she should spread it equally. On the other hand, some people say that wealth is the result of hard work and wise investments and no one else has any claim to it. Whatever the case, wealth is dealt with in the Bible, and it is there that we find the proper perspective on it. Behold, we know that wealth itself is not sinful. It is important for us to understand that wealth is not offensive to God because He often blessed His servants with wealth whenever they pleased Him (Deuteronomy 28:1–8). Even in the Bible, we have examples of wealthy men who were greatly used by God like Abraham (Genesis 13:2), Jacob (Genesis 30:43), and King Solomon (1 Kings 10:23).

What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money?

What The Scriptures Say

In the Old Testament of the Bible, wealth was sometimes an indicator of the Lord’s favor, pleasure, and blessing. However, wealth has never been an accurate measure of a person’s standing with the Lord God Almighty. This is supported by the fact that some righteous people are poor while some wicked people are rich (Psalm 73; Jeremiah 12:1). Likewise, in the New Testament, several wealthy people were instrumental in advancing God’s Kingdom. Matthew (Luke 5:27–29), Joanna (Luke 8:3), Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57), Zacchaeus (Luke 19:8), and Lydia (Acts 16:14–15) are examples of some people in the New Testament that God called them for a special cause as they made use of their wealth for a righteous purpose. Behold, wealth itself is morally neutral. Following this, what we do with wealth can either enhance good or create more evil. We can use wealth for God’s purposes or for selfish goals.

1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” This is one of the verses about wealth that is often misquoted. Often, many say that the Bible says that wealth is evil, but that is not what it truly says. It is the love of money, not money itself, that leads to evil choices. In this epistle, Apostle Paul warns his young protégé, Timothy, against false teachers who would infiltrate the church for financial profit. Their greed would not only fleece unsuspecting believers but also infect the church with the love of money. Behold, the Bible never says that money is evil. However, the Bible warns against the love of money that can make a person to wander far away from the faith.

More on what the Scriptures say about money and wealth

The Bible strongly warns us against transforming money into idols in our lives. In support of this, Psalm 62:10 says, “Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.” Having abundance tends to make people grow lazy spiritually, believing their money will provide, protect and take care of them. Wealth makes the hearts of many people grow resistant to self-sacrifice and also shifts their focus from eternal riches to earthly bank balances. In Mark 10:25, we hear Jesus Christ saying that it is easy for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich person to inherit eternal life. Likewise, our Lord and Savior put wealth in perspective when He said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15).

The main issue with wealth is when we allow it to become an idol in our lives. In Luke 12:14–21, Jesus Christ uses the parable of the rich fool to teach the foolishness of trusting in riches. Likewise, in Luke 16:13, Jesus Christ, who knows our hearts, warned us about trying to serve two masters. In everything that we do, we should always put God first. Proverbs 30:7-9 portrays the right attitude about money and wealth through a powerful prayer: “Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.”

The secret to successfully handling wealth as a Christian

As Christians, when our daily prayer is that God will meet all our needs according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19), we remind ourselves where our help comes from (Psalm 121:1-2). In this light, any abundance beyond that daily sustenance is a gift from the Lord, and we are to use it wisely. When we consider that all we have and all we are belongs to and comes from God, we are more careful to use it all for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). Behold, we are more likely to maintain the right mindset or perspective about wealth when we see it as an investment entrusted to us by its rightful Owner.

Divine instructions for the wealthy

1 Timothy 6:17-18 clearly offers divine instructions for the wealthy among us. The passage reads: “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”

1) Don’t become arrogant

As Christians, it is right for us to work hard and become successful in life. However, we are not to think of ourselves as better than others because of our material wealth. Deuteronomy 8:18 says, “But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.”

2) Don’t put your hope in your wealth

Proverbs 23:5 says, “Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” Behold, a good job or business and its steady income or earnings can be here today and tomorrow are gone.

3) Be rich in good deeds

By good deed, we mean a free and voluntary act of service toward another person. Doing good deeds for others is the fruit of your salvation in Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:10 tells us: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.”

4) Be generous and wiling to share

Generous people are synergistic. Such people tend to build organizations and contribute to the success of others. Generous people want to see others succeed too.

Biblical Truths About Money And Wealth?

If I become a Christian, will God make me wealthy and prosperous? Where does it say in the Bible that God will prosper me? Why do people have money problems, even when they are serving God? These are examples of some of the questions we’ll be answering in this piece of writing. It is in this light that we’ll reveal the Biblical truths about money and wealth. As Christians, it is important for us to know what the Bible says about Money, Wealth, Riches, and Poverty. Below are some of the Biblical truths about money and wealth:

1) The Bible does not promise wealth

Truthfully speaking, there is no promise in the Bible that becoming or being a Christian will lead to a good job, high salary, riches, wealth, financial freedom, and freedom from debt here on Earth. A popular verse usually quoted in the Christian milieu is Jeremiah 29:11 which says, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” In context, this verse was specifically directed to the Israelite exiles in Babylon. The original Hebrew word translated as “prosperity” can mean peace, completeness, safety, health, satisfaction, or blessings. This translation probably comes closer to the intended meaning: “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

Nevertheless, God’s faithful people may be rich or poor (2 Chronicles 17:3-5, Job 1:1-3, Matthew 27:57, Mark 12:41-44, Luke 16:19-22, 19:2-9, Proverbs 22:2, Luke 6:20).

2) Wealth is not necessarily a sign of God’s favor

During the time of Jesus Christ, it was a common belief that great wealth was a sign of God’s favor and poverty was God’s punishment for sin. Also, some Old Testament verses portray poverty as a natural consequence of foolish actions (Proverbs 6:9-11, 20:13, 23:21). However, our Lord Jesus Christ denied that wealth is a sign of God’s favor or that poverty is God’s punishment for sin. This is clearly revealed in His Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). From the parable, we learn that one of the reasons the rich man ended in hell was because of his hard-heartedness towards the beggar Lazarus. Also, his great wealth was not a sign of God’s favor. We also learn that Lazarus ended up in heaven although he was about as impoverished as a man could be. His poverty was obviously not a sign of sinfulness or foolishness.

3) Wealth is a gift from God to be used in His service

Our Lord, Jesus Christ, saw wealth as a gift from God to be used in His service (Matthew 25:14-30). As disciples of Jesus Christ, we must perceive wealth as a gift from God to be used in His service. Therefore, those who have been blessed with wealth must share generously with the poor (Matthew 25:31-46), and avoid the sins of dishonesty (Exodus 20:15, Mark 10:19, Luke 3:12-14), arrogance (1 Timothy 6:17-19), and greed (Luke 12:13-21). Behold, those of us who have been blessed with wealth beyond our need have the responsibility to share generously with the less fortunate. As Christians, we should view our wealth as a gift from God, entrusted to us, to carry out His work on earth. 1 John 3:17 says, “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?“

4) Wealth is Dangerous

Mark 10:23-27 says, Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” Wealth is not intrinsically evil nor is poverty blessed. Rather, devotion to gathering wealth is incompatible with devotion to God. God must always have the most important place in our lives. 

Luke 16:13 says, “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” As Christians, it is important for us to understand that the craving for wealth and possessions can lead us into all kinds of temptation and sin. While we spend evenings and weekends earning extra money, we are depriving our families of our love, affection, and attention. We may take unfair advantage of our customers, employers, or employees. In addition, we may attempt to rationalize our greed by closing our minds and hearts to the needs and rights of others.

What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money?

Matthew 16:26 – “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?“

Luke 18:22 – When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.“

Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

1 Timothy 6:9-11 –  “Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.  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. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.”

Leviticus 19:13 – “You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.“

Proverbs 11:1 – “The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.”

Group 1 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Luke 12:33 – “Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.“

Deuteronomy 8:18 – “You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”

Isaiah 33:15-16 – “He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil– this is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him.”

Matthew 19:21 – Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Luke 16:13 – “No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Romans 13:1, 6-7 – “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God… For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing. Pay to all what is due them – taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.”

Group 2 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Mark 10:21 – And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Proverbs 10:4 – “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.”

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Mark 8:36 – “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?“

Proverbs 11:4 – “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.”

1 Timothy 6:9-10 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”

Proverbs 28:27 – “Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.”

Proverbs 22:7 – “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.“

Group 3 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

1 Timothy 6:17-18 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,“

Proverbs 22:1 – “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.“

2 Corinthians 9:7 – “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Proverbs 30:8-9 – “Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”

Proverbs 22:4 – “The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.”

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

Group 4 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Proverbs 11:28 – “Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.”

1 John 3:17 – “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?“

Proverbs 14:31 – “Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.“

Ecclesiastes 5:10 – “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.“

Proverbs 10:22 – “The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.”

Ephesians 4:28 – “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.”

Mark 10:25 – “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

Proverbs 13:22 – “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.”

Group 5 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Proverbs 28:6 – “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.”

James 2:5-6 – “Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?“

Proverbs 28:20 – “A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.”

Proverbs 10:15 – “A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.”

James 5:1-6 – “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. …“

Group 6 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

2 Corinthians 9:11 – “You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.”

1 Timothy 6:17-19 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.”

Deuteronomy 8:17 – “Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’”

Malachi 3:9-10 – “You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Proverbs 13:11 – “Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.”

Proverbs 28:11 – “A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.”

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.”

Proverbs 22:2 – “The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.”

1 Timothy 5:8 – “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.“

1 Timothy 6:17 – “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.“

Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.“

Matthew 4:8-10 – Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Proverbs 31:9 – “Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.“

Hosea 4:6 – “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”

Matthew 6:19-20 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.”

2 Thessalonians 3:10 – “For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

Proverbs 20:13 – “Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.”

Matthew 6:24 – “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Mark 10:23 – And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”

Proverbs 21:5 – “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”

Luke 18:22 – When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Deuteronomy 8:1-20 – “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. …”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

1 Timothy 5:18 – For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”

2 Thessalonians 3:8-10 – “Nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate. For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

Proverbs 13:20 – “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.“

Psalm 24:1 – “A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,“

Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.“

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Job 42:10 – “And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.“

Luke 12:15-21 – And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ …

Proverbs 13:18 – “Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.”

Ecclesiastes 10:19 – “Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.“

Psalm 15:5 – “Who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.”

Ecclesiastes 4:4 – “Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.“

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

1 Timothy 6:10 – “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”

Proverbs 23:21 – “For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.“

Ezekiel 18:17 – “Withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father’s iniquity; he shall surely live.”

2 Timothy 3:1-2 – “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,“

Ecclesiastes 5:19 – “Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.”

Malachi 3:10 – “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Proverbs 22:22 – “Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,“

Ecclesiastes 2:26 – “For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.”

Proverbs 14:24 – “The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.“

Proverbs 16:18 – “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.“

Psalm 94:12-13 – “Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.“

Luke 12:15 – And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Proverbs 8:13 – “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.”

Proverbs 22:16 – “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.“

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Matthew 25:44-46 – “Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Ephesians 3:20 – “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,”

Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’“

Proverbs 22:16 – “Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.”

2 Corinthians 8:9 – “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.“

Psalm 119:134 – “Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts.”

Romans 13:8 – “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.”

Group 15 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Matthew 6:19 – “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,“

1 Timothy 6:9 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”

Ephesians 6:12 – “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”

James 5:2 – “Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.“

Mark 12:41-44 – And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

Group 16 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Proverbs 23:5 – “When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.“

Matthew 25:14-30 – “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. ...”

Hosea 13:6 – “But when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.“

Revelation 3:17-18 – “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.”

Matthew 4:4 – But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Group 17 – What Does The Bible Say About Having Too Much Money

Proverbs 28:8 – “Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.”

Judges 6:9 – “And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 – “On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.”

Proverbs 21:20 – “Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Exodus 23:12 – “Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed.”

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