Money: Litmus test of character

It's an index of our spiritual life.  Our stewardship of our money and possessions becomes the story of our lives. 

Because we all will eventually give an account of our lives to God, one day everyone must answer these questions -- Where did it all go?  What did I spend it on? What has been accomplished for eternity through my use of all this wealth?

In the account of the poor widow, Mark writes --

Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. - Mark 12:41

Jesus was deliberately watching to observe what people were giving.  He was close enough to see that some people put in large amounts and close enough even to see two tiny coins in a shrivelled old hand and to identify them as cooper.

Jesus was interested enough in what people were giving to make an object lesson for His disciples.

This passage should make all of us who suppose that what we do with our money is our own business feel terribly uncomfortable.  Perhaps you can hear Jesus using your handling of finances as an object lesson.






Money, Possessions and Eternity