Beautiful message. Very inspiring and motivating. Also very true. May the Lord help us all in remembering that the moment we die, we leave it all behind. Lord, please be my riches in heaven forever more!
The parable of the ten minas has me hating the responsibility for stewarding money. If I don’t steward, then I’m a wicked and lazy servant. But I also love the ideas that come to mind for what I can do with money if I choose to try and honour God and people. Love God and use money rather than use God and love money. Fullness of godly contentment for all those poor and in need within the kingdom so that none may boast nor anyone covet. That is the will of My Father as well as my own. Outside of godly contentment is greed and lust. I was missing this key portion of the gospel when putting together in my mind the true meaning of Christmas this season. Thank you Pastor John Piper for your timely message. It’s time I return to the LORD of my youth as the Teacher did in the end of Ecclesiastes. My youthful convictions towards the poor and the needy as the psalmist describes in psalm 41.
The stock market when down with me, and up without me! God must certainly be keeping me from being rich for my own good! Thanks John Piper I needed this! I'll stay Poor for Jesus! I love Jesus WAAAAAY MORE, and have EARGERLY await the redemption of my body! If God did not spare his only son, how will he, along with him not give us all things! I LOVE JESUS, and NOT Money! =) Let Jesus be number 1 in my life! and his will be done! not mine!
Now that I'm poor since I lost everything, I have to remember, Matthew 8:20 - Fox's have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. and coupled with: 1 peter 4:13 - But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. Yay! ❤🩹
Small thoughts Consider the history of money Who invented it Then consider the yoke that money puts upon us Treasures in heaven? The Great Commission Perhaps those treasures being laid up in heaven for us are us earthly beings The Great Command to love one another So there you find your treasure in heaven all in Christ
So what do I do now that I have no money, lost my job, and need money to survive? Is this where we should live our lives? Money is an unfortunate reality of life. And the worse things get through the devaluation of currencies and wage stagnation, the more people will find themselves in a similar situation. I have prayed so much for guidance and am waiting for an answer. It is getting desperate. I am getting desperate.
“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:31-33 NLT You can certainly ask and trust that He will provide enough money to meet your needs.
If i were rich i would gladly share to the needy, but i dont have money to give to the needy, nor do i have enough for myself.! Money seem to be the reason for 99% of my problems and now Its confusing to pray.!! I need money but it feels like selfish praying for financial blessings.!! Aahh..!!
So why did God make Abraham rich and Solomon and David rich ? It is the love of money, God is the God of abundance and gave riches to his people so move isn’t bad, it’s the love of money. You can use money to love people
When reading the Bible, we need to pay closer attention to the lessons behind accounts of people’s lives. Saying this because after reading the accounts of Solomon’s life 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, we’re not meant to come out thinking how amazing money is. Rather you should realise that the moral of the story was that Solomon- whom God granted such wisdom that there was no one else like him (before Jesus) - became pretty much a fool when his wealth led him to disobey God’s commandments, away from the path of righteousness into a life of debauchery and eventually away from God to the point that God tore the kingdom away from him (1 Kings 11:1-11). To understand this, go back to Deuteronomy 17:16-17 (start from v14), where God stated his commandments for kings (commandments which Solomon would have known) ““The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You must never return to Egypt’ The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the Lord. And HE MUST NOT ACCUMULATE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WEALTH IN SILVER AND GOLD FOR HIMSELF.” This is the same thing Jesus warned about in Matthew 6:24, 33, Luke 12:15-21, 32-34 and Paul in 1 Tim 6:6-10 - most of us are familiar with the “love of money” statement in verse 10, but in the verse just before it (v9), Paul warns believers not to even “desire” to be rich! Back to Solomon, God blessed Him with wealth because his heart was not set on it at the time but on the love of his people and justice (1 Kings 3:9). But the truth is it was only by obeying God's commandments and keeping his eyes on God could Solomon remain TRULY wise and wealthy in the eyes of the Lord. Solomon is proof that all the wisdom in the world will not make you immune to the effects and consequences of the desire for, and love of money (which is why Paul warned against it in 1 Tim 6:9). So in spite of his gift of wisdom, Solomon violated everyone of God’s commandments in Deuteronomy vv16 and 17 (See 2 Chronicles 1:17, 9:28; 1 Kings 11:1-3) as he accumulated more and more riches. In the end his amassing of wealth was the vehicle he used to feed his descent into sin and eventually made the wisest man on earth a fool towards his end to the point that God tore the kingdom away from him (1 Kings 11:1-11)! On a lighter note, I can only hope that in the end Solomon had a smidge of the wisdom God gave him at the start to repent before he died so that when we get it heaven I can ask him how he managed 700 wives and 300 concubines!
Do you know what's even crazier?...studies and statistics show people with less money give more than those who are rich. It is a scientific fact that the more money you have the more attached to it you become.
@@instepbydantebrown those people aren’t in the spirit tho? They are in the flesh. Money shouldn’t be your master and again why would God Abraham with money if it’s inherently evil? Why was it in the garden of Eden even tho everything there was free
@@instepbydantebrown it’s my understanding that God wants some of his followers to be wealthy, but I am fully aware that God is the God of abundance and not the God of poverty and poverty doesn’t bring any form of blessing look around in the world, greed is the issue with money because you’ll do all types of evil to get it
I am more and more consumed by thoughts of money as inflation keeps prices so high. It is hard not to when you when you can’t afford things. And, I suppose this was by design by you being adamantly against Trump. Thanks for nothing, Piper.
@@chrisgamboa317 Do you like abortions paid for worldwide? Two wars? Transgenderism? Inflation? You must. You defend John Piper, who subtly, disingenuously, and in his own inimitable, muddled fashion, supported Joe Biden, the author of global confusion.
@@beanindividual4000 That is the domain of John Piper. Do you like abortions paid for worldwide? Two wars? Transgenderism? Inflation? You must. You defend John Piper, who subtly, disingenuously, and in his own inimitable, muddled fashion, supported Joe Biden, the author of global confusion.
I love this man’s ministry ❤
Me to 😊
Lord Jesus help us, teach us, keep us and empower us to do your will. ❤
Beautiful message. Very inspiring and motivating. Also very true. May the Lord help us all in remembering that the moment we die, we leave it all behind. Lord, please be my riches in heaven forever more!
There is a reason that Jesus knows the deepest depths of our hearts!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you Lord. Raise up kingdom stewards Father🙏
I love this! I watched it over and over! Helped me through a difficult time! I Serve the Lord!
Since Jesus is in Heaven and where your treasure is will be where you go, set your heart on Jesus by treasuring Jesus.
Store up treasure In heaven!
One of the many teachings of Christ that is so incredibly challenging. Really reveals where my heart and faith is. Lord help me
The parable of the ten minas has me hating the responsibility for stewarding money. If I don’t steward, then I’m a wicked and lazy servant. But I also love the ideas that come to mind for what I can do with money if I choose to try and honour God and people. Love God and use money rather than use God and love money. Fullness of godly contentment for all those poor and in need within the kingdom so that none may boast nor anyone covet. That is the will of My Father as well as my own. Outside of godly contentment is greed and lust. I was missing this key portion of the gospel when putting together in my mind the true meaning of Christmas this season. Thank you Pastor John Piper for your timely message. It’s time I return to the LORD of my youth as the Teacher did in the end of Ecclesiastes. My youthful convictions towards the poor and the needy as the psalmist describes in psalm 41.
Amen. Thank you Pastor John
Amen and Amen 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌
The stock market when down with me, and up without me! God must certainly be keeping me from being rich for my own good! Thanks John Piper I needed this! I'll stay Poor for Jesus! I love Jesus WAAAAAY MORE, and have EARGERLY await the redemption of my body! If God did not spare his only son, how will he, along with him not give us all things! I LOVE JESUS, and NOT Money! =)
Let Jesus be number 1 in my life! and his will be done! not mine!
Now that I'm poor since I lost everything, I have to remember, Matthew 8:20 - Fox's have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. and coupled with: 1 peter 4:13 - But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
Yay! ❤🩹
Thank you pastor.We need this more than we might think.
Great message
thanks for the clear cut explanation. Really appreciate being straight up with the fact.
Love this subject...
James 2:5/ Hebrews 11:6/ John 3:5-8 faith tested into death, finally born, into the spirit body and the kingdom 😊
oh this is so good ❤
Amen!
AMEN
unfortunately not too many servants of God, reach this message😢😢
Thank you sir 🙏🏿
Great!
Listening to the audio of the "treasure principle" from Randy Alcorn so this is timely
I need help in this area 🙏🏻lord please take this desire to be rich out of my heart
Having no money has also killed people too.
I pray God gives me enough money to feed my children at least.
Small thoughts
Consider the history of money
Who invented it
Then consider the yoke that money puts upon us
Treasures in heaven?
The Great Commission
Perhaps those treasures being laid up in heaven for us are us earthly beings
The Great Command to love one another
So there you find your treasure in heaven all in Christ
So what do I do now that I have no money, lost my job, and need money to survive? Is this where we should live our lives? Money is an unfortunate reality of life. And the worse things get through the devaluation of currencies and wage stagnation, the more people will find themselves in a similar situation. I have prayed so much for guidance and am waiting for an answer. It is getting desperate. I am getting desperate.
“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Matthew 6:31-33 NLT
You can certainly ask and trust that He will provide enough money to meet your needs.
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If i were rich i would gladly share to the needy, but i dont have money to give to the needy, nor do i have enough for myself.! Money seem to be the reason for 99% of my problems and now Its confusing to pray.!! I need money but it feels like selfish praying for financial blessings.!! Aahh..!!
So why did God make Abraham rich and Solomon and David rich ? It is the love of money, God is the God of abundance and gave riches to his people so move isn’t bad, it’s the love of money. You can use money to love people
When reading the Bible, we need to pay closer attention to the lessons behind accounts of people’s lives. Saying this because after reading the accounts of Solomon’s life 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, we’re not meant to come out thinking how amazing money is. Rather you should realise that the moral of the story was that Solomon- whom God granted such wisdom that there was no one else like him (before Jesus) - became pretty much a fool when his wealth led him to disobey God’s commandments, away from the path of righteousness into a life of debauchery and eventually away from God to the point that God tore the kingdom away from him (1 Kings 11:1-11).
To understand this, go back to Deuteronomy 17:16-17 (start from v14), where God stated his commandments for kings (commandments which Solomon would have known) ““The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You must never return to Egypt’ The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the Lord. And HE MUST NOT ACCUMULATE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WEALTH IN SILVER AND GOLD FOR HIMSELF.” This is the same thing Jesus warned about in Matthew 6:24, 33, Luke 12:15-21, 32-34 and Paul in 1 Tim 6:6-10 - most of us are familiar with the “love of money” statement in verse 10, but in the verse just before it (v9), Paul warns believers not to even “desire” to be rich!
Back to Solomon, God blessed Him with wealth because his heart was not set on it at the time but on the love of his people and justice (1 Kings 3:9). But the truth is it was only by obeying God's commandments and keeping his eyes on God could Solomon remain TRULY wise and wealthy in the eyes of the Lord. Solomon is proof that all the wisdom in the world will not make you immune to the effects and consequences of the desire for, and love of money (which is why Paul warned against it in 1 Tim 6:9). So in spite of his gift of wisdom, Solomon violated everyone of God’s commandments in Deuteronomy vv16 and 17 (See 2 Chronicles 1:17, 9:28; 1 Kings 11:1-3) as he accumulated more and more riches. In the end his amassing of wealth was the vehicle he used to feed his descent into sin and eventually made the wisest man on earth a fool towards his end to the point that God tore the kingdom away from him (1 Kings 11:1-11)!
On a lighter note, I can only hope that in the end Solomon had a smidge of the wisdom God gave him at the start to repent before he died so that when we get it heaven I can ask him how he managed 700 wives and 300 concubines!
There is a 2006, yes! 2006! white policarbonate iMac in the back. Think that's also a way to don't spend on non-essentials
Rich in good deeds and giving a lot to the poor you cannot remain a millionaire
Waa i am scared.
Fear not, little flock, for it is the Father's great pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Do you know what’s crazy, you can give more to the needy if you have more money to give them
Do you know what's even crazier?...studies and statistics show people with less money give more than those who are rich. It is a scientific fact that the more money you have the more attached to it you become.
@@instepbydantebrown those people aren’t in the spirit tho? They are in the flesh. Money shouldn’t be your master and again why would
God Abraham with money if it’s inherently evil? Why was it in the garden of Eden even tho everything there was free
@@ovandograham7793 So, is it your understanding that God wants his followers to be wealthy?
@@instepbydantebrown it’s my understanding that God wants some of his followers to be wealthy, but I am fully aware that God is the God of abundance and not the God of poverty and poverty doesn’t bring any form of blessing look around in the world, greed is the issue with money because you’ll do all types of evil to get it
@ovandograham7793 scripture reference please on mammon being present for free in the garden of eden? Curiously asking..thanx
I am more and more consumed by thoughts of money as inflation keeps prices so high. It is hard not to when you when you can’t afford things. And, I suppose this was by design by you being adamantly against Trump. Thanks for nothing, Piper.
Get a grip you Clearly lack understanding
Really bizarre comment, but shows your priorities are man-made politics and putting faith in men.
How did you get this video to watch? Did you just stumble or purposefully trolling?
@@chrisgamboa317 Do you like abortions paid for worldwide? Two wars? Transgenderism? Inflation? You must. You defend John Piper, who subtly, disingenuously, and in his own inimitable, muddled fashion, supported Joe Biden, the author of global confusion.
@@beanindividual4000 That is the domain of John Piper. Do you like abortions paid for worldwide? Two wars? Transgenderism? Inflation? You must. You defend John Piper, who subtly, disingenuously, and in his own inimitable, muddled fashion, supported Joe Biden, the author of global confusion.
Amen!
Amen!!