Money & Stewardship

Redemption By Price

1 Corinthians 6:19

… No redemption money was paid to the Egyptian king, but the Lord redeemed His people with a high hand and a stretched out arm—it was a case …

The Sieve

Amos 9:9

… As a frugal and industrious people they have flourished wherever they have been allowed to trade, but their wealth has been extorted from them by greedy monarchs, or …

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

John 14:1

… Is all England bankrupt, and our wealth a sham? Let us hope not. But who can see without alarm the great portion of our trade which is going …

In the Hay-field

… But naturally I feel uneasy; I cannot find in this world what I want—if I were to win all its riches I should still be discontented; and …

Psalm 128

Psalm 128

… The possession of riches will not ensure it; the choice of a healthy and beautiful bride will not ensure it; the birth of numerous comely children will not …

The Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem

… Stranger still, as some will think it, this was a kingdom in which riches unsure no part whatever of its glory. There rides the King, the poorest of …

Jubilee Joys

… Hence I am against all endowments for religion ; it is better to spend the money for immediate needs. I am not even in favour of endowing my own …

Concerning the Consolations Of God

Job 15:11

… Men did not know their wealth. Is it not a pity that you should be poor in comfort and yet have all this gold of consolation at your …

Election no Discouragement to Seeking Souls

Exodus 33:19

… But since men will everlastingly be getting to his point, and there are so many who are always giving this as a reason why they do not believe …

How To Meet the Evils of the Age

… When a man is giving liberally to the cause of God, I count it very foolish to forbid his spending liberally in other ways, for men usually spend …

The Best Cloak

Isaiah 59:17

… It is useless for a man to say he has an abundance of wealth if he always dresses like a beggar and his household is conducted on the …

Fathomless

Psalm 36:6

… There are the wrecks of old Spanish galleons lost these centuries ago and there they lie, huge mines of wealth, but far down deep! And so with the …

Thoughts and Their Fruit

Jeremiah 6:19

… If I say to myself, "This is God's Law, but the contrary action will be most to my profit," then I make myself, or my money, my …

Divine Surprises

Isaiah 64:3

… O Lord, we do not ask You to cause the earth to bring forth plentifully, or to make our wealth increase, or to make the kings of the …

Joy Born at Bethlehem

Luke 2:10-12

… Oh I would not have it said of any of you, “Well, he may be somewhat Christian, but he is far more a keen money-getting tradesman.” I …

The Call of 'Today'

Hebrews 3:7

… loan society or raise a little money at their bankers, or perhaps do what is much the same thing without raising money at all—give a promissory note …

The Hungry Filled, the Rich Emptied

Luke 1:53

… There are many in the world who spend their money for that which is not bread—and they are content with an unsubstantial diet. But a really hungry …

A Home for the Fatherless

… It is striking to see — as you and I did see — a woman of moderate wealth discarding all the comforts of life in order to save sufficient funds …

A Caution to the Presumptuous

… as a man who is heaping up riches to a large extent, who is always prospering: or, if not wealth, let him enjoy continued health; let him know …

The First Fruit of the Spirit

Galatians 5:22

… The Lord crowns the year with His goodness by giving fruit in due season—and truly the holy fruit of love is the regard of Jesus and the …

Spiritual Peace

John 14:27

… If you should give a Christian ten times as much riches as he has, you would not cause him ten times as much peace; but probably, ten times …

Memory—The Handmaid Of Hope

Lamentations 3:21

… That same recollection which may, in its left hand, bring so many dark and gloomy omens, may be trained to bear in its right hand a wealth of …

Providence—as Seen in the Book of Esther

Esther 9:1

… The wonderful destruction of Pharaoh and his armies at the Red Sea was a burst of light which startled the midnight of the world by giving proof to …

'Go in Peace'

Luke 7:50

… A man who has his wage to take at the end of the week, may get some earnest money in the middle of the week and, if his …

What Christians Were and Are

Ephesians 2:3

… If you know that somebody has made a will in your favor, do not reckon that the estate or money is really yours until you are actually in …

Knowing and Doing

John 13:17

… There shall be wealth in many nations, and trade shall bring comforts to all ranks, but the sea must be traversed, the sails must be spread, the voyage …

Moses' Dying Charge to Israel

Deuteronomy 8:2

… There is great pride about giving, but all this while, as far as God is concerned, we have been what one called, "gentlemen commoners upon the Lord's …

Healing Leaves

Revelation 22:2

… Do men rejoice in wealth? "The very streets are paved with gold exceedingly clear and fine." The gates are pearls and the walls are built of precious stones …

"All the Day Long"

Proverbs 23:17

… Take heed that you be not lifted up with pride, so as to dote upon your wealth, for then your God may find it necessary to afflict you …

The Well-Beloved's Vineyard

… Surely we ought to be fruitful in almsgiving, in caring for the sick, and in all manner of sweet and flagrant influences. “Give me neither poverty nor riches …

Psalm 143

Psalm 143

… However it be, as hearing, O God, without giving ear would be to no purpose, so thy giving without giving answer would do me no good; O, therefore …

God-Guided Men

Galatians 1:16

… He certainly did not consult with his own flesh and blood, for the riches of Egypt were at his feet! Perhaps Pharaoh's throne would have been occupied …

Bright Prospects for Young Believers

Malachi 4:2

… They could not bear to live without God—they would be orphans—their Father would be gone! Without God they would be poverty stricken, for their wealth is …

Rough, But Friendly

Genesis 42:25

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give …

An Earnest Warning about Lukewarmness

… Perhaps its best men were dead, perhaps its wealth seduced it into worldliness, possibly its freedom from persecution engendered carnal ease, or neglect of prayer made it gradually …

A Visit to Christ's Hospital

Psalm 107:17-22

… These last, with hungry greed for wealth, will often heard up gold as if it were true treasure and as if anything worth the retaining were to be …

The Philosophy and Propriety of Abundant Praise

Psalm 145:7

… I remember a poor man giving me what I thought great praise. I visited him in the hospital and he said, "Ah, you seem to have hung this …

Blessed Promises For Dying Outcasts

Jeremiah 30:17

… Let his hunger be of another sort; let his heart hanker after unsearchable riches; let his soul pine for eternal love and then his are views of things …

Humility, the Friend of Prayer

Genesis 32:10

… He is a large grazier, with great wealth in all manner of cattle. What a change! I would have those men whom God has prospered never to be …

Jesus Joyfully Received

Luke 19:6

… Will you so receive Christ—giving Him your heart, your love, yourself—letting Him come and find meat and drink for His love within your souls? I beg …