Money & Stewardship

Rain and Grace—a Parallel

Job 38:25-27

… I have often admired that expression of the Apostle Paul, "In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His …

Peter After His Restoration

Luke 22:32

… Let us not, then, stake our faith in the Lord's love upon His giving us the precise answer we desire, for what He gives to Satan He …

A God Ready to Pardon

Nehemiah 9:17

… Oh, as I see the adorable Father giving up his Well-beloved, to bleed and die for men, I know beyond all question that he is a God …

The Peace of the Devil and the Peace of God

Luke 11:21

… It is, indeed, a pearl of great price—he that has it has more than riches. If his peace is, in very deed, the true pearl, he who …

The Keeper of the Vineyard

Isaiah 27:3

… Our supposed riches are generally the marks of deep spiritual poverty, while conscious poverty is an indication of the unsearchable riches which faith is enjoying. Learn to live …

Sowing in the Wind, Reaping Under Clouds

Ecclesiastes 11:4

… I think that there is too much money spent on the secretary and that there is a great deal lost in this direction and in that." Well, dear …

Cries From the Cross

Psalm 22:1

… You need no riches— in Him you have all you require—will you bring anything to, "all"? You need no garments, for in Christ you have a seamless …

Love's Crowning Deed

John 15:13

… Give up life, and you have given up wealth—where is the wealth of a dead man? Renounce life and you have relinquished position—where is the rank …

The Rule and Reward of Serving Christ

John 12:26

… One friend here, perhaps, blessed with great riches, is saying to himself or herself, "I will lay by in store until I acquire a considerable amount and then …

The Parent's and Pastor's Joy

… Their parents will go to their beds rejoicing and awake perfectly satisfied, though their boys are hastening down to Hell, if they are also making money by the …

Mourning For Christ

Zechariah 12:10

… Rest is to be had in wealth, not in Jesus"? Did we not deliberately choose, when were young, to follow the devices of our own hearts instead of …

God's People Melted and Tried

Jeremiah 9:7

… I said to him, "That is right, bet all your money away, and when you have nothing left, you will come to your father's God. Maybe that …

The Tabernacle Opened

… The reason for giving up most of the chapels, or transferring the church to the suburbs, is that all the respectable people live out of town, and, of …

A TRAITOR SUSPECTED AND CONVICTED

Romans 8:7

… You are working very hard for something else—for yourselves, for your family, for approbation, for wealth or some other objective so that while you will not obey …

A Home Question and a Right Answer

John 6:66-69

… heart, "Will you, also, go away?" Thus have I introduced the question by giving the reason for it. II. Now, THE QUESTION ITSELF. The Master pressed it upon …

Suffering And Reigning With Jesus

2 Timothy 2:12

… It is a work of Free Grace in the heart and character which shall decide the future—not poverty or wealth. Let intelligent persons combat this notion whenever …

'Love and I' A Mystery

John 17:26

… We have only to search its surface, and stir the soil a little, and we shall be astonished at the plenitude of spiritual wealth which lies before us …

Children'S Bread Given To Dogs

Matthew 15:27

… It is not only customary but it is most proper and right, and the more of it the better! But there are some who are content with giving …

Perfect Sanctification

Hebrews 10:10

… It was according to this eternal, invincible will of God that He chose, created and set apart a people that should show forth the glory and riches of …

May 25 — GOD'S TREASURY

Deut. 28:12

… Certainly thou hast not yet enjoyed the fullness of His covenant riches, but He will direct thine heart into His love, and reveal Jesus in thee. Only the …

Ho! Ho!

Isaiah 55:1

… Ho, everyone that thirsts, come you to the waters, and he that has no money; come you, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money …

The Sin-Offering for the Common People

Leviticus 4:27-31

… you are but commoners in your wealth, possessing little of this world's goods, yet come, buy wine and milk without money and without price! Common in your …

Faith Illustrated

… us humble in the day of our prosperity; for when God multiplies our wealth, when he blesses our endeavors, when he speeds the plough; when he wafts the …

Forgiveness and Fear

Psalm 130:4

… Also, as a great trading center, it possessed enormous wealth and so was able to hire mercenary soldiers. But all its power and its wealth could not preserve …

Christ's Curate In Decapolis

Mark 5:17-19

… I do not wonder that, when men sell intoxicating liquors, for instance, or when they follow any trade in which they cannot make money except by injuring their …

Joy in a Reconciled God

Romans 5:11

… We receive it without money and without price. We do not complete it, we receive it. "It is finished," was the verdict pronounced upon it long before we …

Without Christ—Nothing

John 15:5

… We are not denied the joy of service, the superior blessedness of giving and of doing. The Lord has chosen us and ordained us to go and bring …

A Practical Discourse

1 Kings 5:14

… I wish that in giving money to the service of God, there was more consideration as to the objective for which it is given. Some give simply because …

Individuality, and Its Opposite

… he desired great wealth, but he could not endure that the other man should have double. He therefore thought that he would reduce what he asked for, but …

Lecture 1: A Chat about Commentaries

… The very first money I ever received for pulpit services in London was invested in Thomas Scott, and I neither regretted the investment nor became exhilarated thereby. His …

Evening, November 27

Eph 1:7

Evening, November 27 Go To Morning Reading “The forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.” Ephesians 1:7 Could there be a sweeter word in …

Evening, March 2

Eph 3:8

… If you would feel how utterly powerless you are apart from the living God, attempt especially the great work of proclaiming the unsearchable riches of Christ, and you …

Evening, January 30

Eph 1:11

… All the glorious consequences of his obedience unto death are the joint riches of all who are in him, and on whose behalf he accomplished the divine will …

Positivism

1 John 5:18-20

… Any person here who has invested his money in any commercial enterprise, who should have it hinted to him this evening when he reaches home, that it is …

All the People at Work for Jesus

… own eyes where the people lodge! What an education for a man of wealth to spend a night or two in the crowded chambers where our London workmen …

Struggling Against Sin

Psalm 119:145

… Systematic hoarding of wealth, to my mind, does not indicate a perfect character! I am not judging ordinary Christians, but only those who talk of full consecration—and …

Songs in the Night

Job 35:10

… When wealth rolls in abundance around him, any man can sing to the praise of a God who gives a plenteous harvest, or sends home a loaded argosy …

The Heroic In Christianity

Luke 6:32-34

… The rich man finds his wealth in his bursting barns, but the Believer finds his treasure in the all-sufficiency of His God. The Savior says, "Take no …

Little, But Lovely

Luke 12:32

… They did not represent much of this world's wealth.They had left all that they had. But their little all did not count for much. An old …

Bands of Love; or, Union to Christ

… Full of burning affection, He toiled like Jacob for Rachel, until the whole of her purchase-money had been paid, and now, having sought her by His Spirit …