Money & Stewardship

"My Times Are In Your Hand"

Psalm 31:15

… Here is a plan of making money—others follow it. It may not be quite straight, but you must not be particular in such a world as this …

The Whole-Heartedness of God in Blessing His People

Jeremiah 32:41

… I quote this homely instance of giving heartily to show you how, on a Divine scale, the Lord makes ready for His guests. When He entertains His people …

Early And Late

Matthew 20:1

… There is not a single piece of money which leaped again into the woman's purse—she swept the house to find it—no, I will go further …

Psalm 23

Psalm 23

… How can we want, when united to him! we have a right to use all his riches. Our wealth is his riches and glory. With him nothing can …

Public Meeting Of The Various Denominations

… SPURGEON briefly stated the objective of the meeting to be not to collect money, for they were now out of debt, but to testify to the essential union …

Sweet Stimulants for the Fainting Soul

Psalm 42:6

… We begin to think that we can do without Him—we imagine that we have such a store of ready money that we can trade on our own …

God's Heart the Source of All Blessing

2 Samuel 7:21

… But He does much better than that— "exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think." God'sheart, not mine, is the measure of His giving! Not my …

Temple Glories

2 Chronicles 5:13

… You have listened to some who rather seemed to have lips of ice than lips of fire; you have heard of many who are successful in giving sleep …

The Restoration And Conversion Of The Jews

Ezekiel 37:1-10

… For every grain of wheat which has fructified upon the hillsides of wealth, thousands have sprung up to bring forth much fruit in the valleys of poverty and …

God's Love Shamefully Questioned

Malachi 1:2

… Your money will speedily be gone and that, I trust, will be the way home for you." I asked him whether he knew why Satan did not drive …

Pride Catechized and Condemned

1 Corinthians 4:7

… Equally so is it with wealth. I may address some one to whom God has given large substance; but, my dear friend, in the course of the accumulation …

The World Turned Upside Down

Acts 17:6

… Why, he will be lending money, and will never get it back again; he will be giving his substance to the poor, and he will never receive it …

“The Boy-Preacher of the Fens”

… many a young man’s own pocket money would cover it all. No isolated group of houses should be left without its preaching-room, no hamlet without its …

The Tender Enquiry of a Friend

Jeremiah 47:5

… Instructed as you have been and yet instructing none in return! With Divine light shining upon you and yet never giving that light to others!— "Can we, whose …

The Snare of the Fowler

Psalm 91:3

… he does not perhaps tempt us to the pride of riches, but he tempts us to the pride of mastership, and makes us harsh masters to our servants …

In the Hay Field

Psalm 104:14

… He is sending the juices into the roots, giving the roots a little rest that they may afterwards bring forth abundance. And you, you sons of sorrow, in …

The Oft-Repeated Invitation

Revelation 22:17

… Men have been brought, by their sin, from wealth to poverty, from competence to actual need. Have we not seen them, by drunkenness, brought to rags, and by …

Robbers of God

Malachi 3:8

… I thank you for taking the trouble to use this money for the Lord. It is a great relief to me to be rid of this amount, for …

The Saint and the Spirit

John 14:17

… is not under the lock and key of the State—her caskets of wealth are not to be opened by the power of the policeman or by an …

Guidance To Grace and Glory

Psalm 73:24

… He heaps up riches, and knows not who shall gather them. If a man does succeed in amassing wealth, it is a poor success. The muckrake gathers and …

Salvation to the Uttermost

Hebrews 7:25

… And let me tell you, again, that coming to God is not what some of you suppose— now and then sincerely performing an act of devotion, but giving …

Psalm 98

Psalm 98

… Within and upon its bosom it bears a wealth of goodness, why should it be denied a place in the orchestra of nature? Its deep bass will excellently …

Negotiations For Peace

Acts 10:36

… He demands no millions of money. No, He demands no pounds at your hands. If you had the wealth of the Indies, the Lord would despise such a …

Three Names High on the Muster Roll

Daniel 3:16-18

… They might have said, "We must not throw away our chances." Among the dangers to Christian men, the greatest, perhaps, is accumulating wealth—the danger of prosperity! Wesley …

A Troubled Prayer

Psalm 25:18

… Some sorrows may do this by giving us lime for thought. A sickbed has often been a place of repentance. While the man was occupied with his daily …

Faith Versus Sight

2 Corinthians 5:7

… Make money—make it honestly if you can, and honorably if possible, but, if not, make it anyhow, by hook or by crook." "Take care of Number One …

An Exhortation By Rev. C.H. Spurgeon

2 Samuel 11:1

… Ah, dear Friends, when a Christian prospers, it is an ill time for him, unless he is on his watchtower. "In all time of our wealth, good Lord …

Lecture 2: On Commenting

… They have neither the money nor the time to do so, and if they are to be instructed in the Word of God in things which they cannot …

A World Wide Welcome

Matthew 11:28

… Some of you are laboring after wealth, and if you got it you would find no rest in it. But the probabilities are that you may never get …

Zion's Prosperity

Psalm 102:13

… are many churches which are rich in wealth, but exceedingly poor in faith, which might well barter all of their riches for the humble piety of the Methodist …

Perfection in Christ

Colossians 1:28

… money given to the poor—which I rather felt inclined to wish they might be. But if I were once to get to see all the riches of …

Two Choice Benedictions

Numbers 6:23-27

… But when God blesses us, it is well-doing! We cannot bless God in the sense of giving to Him so as to add to His riches or …

The Soul-Winner

Proverbs 11:30

… The question was put to her, "Will you go with this man?" So the minister's business is to commend his Master and his Master's riches and …

A Tempted Savior—Our Best Succor

Hebrews 2:18

… Turn the picture—Christ knew the temptations of riches. You will say, "How?" He had the opportunities to be rich. Mary and Martha and Lazarus would have been …

Psalm 84

Psalm 84

… Yes, Christian, HE shall be thy "shield" to cover thy hope when it appears to thee to be giving up the ghost... Yes, and He will be a …

Concerning The Forbearance Of God

Romans 2:4

… Oh, there have indeed been riches of mercy, riches of goodness, riches of forbearance, riches of long-suffering and, Man, do you despise all this? Woman, away yonder …

The Joint Heirs and Their Divine Portion

Romans 8:17

… Weigh the riches of Christ in scales and his treasures in balances and then think to count the treasures which belong to the saints. Reach the bottom of …

Praise for the Gift of Gifts

2 Corinthians 9:15

… some of this money cold come to you at once—you are not for putting that off! Why should you put off heavenly riches and eternal life? I …

Encouragements To Prayer

Psalm 81:10

… We can easily make to ourselves gods of our experience, of our wealth, of our talents. We can make idols of our children, of our wives, of our …

Evening, May 21

Ge 42:2

… And so the riches of providence are all in the absolute power of our Lord Jesus, who will dispense them liberally to his people. Joseph was abundantly ready …