SCRIPTURE: Luke (NIV) 16:9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
OBSERVATION: When we all get to heaven, our eyes will be opened to what God has prepared for us! It will be better than anything we had ever dreamed. We will be overflowing with thanksgiving to Jesus for His sacrifice that covered our sins and made heaven possible for us. We will also be thankful for people who told us the truth about Jesus, about sin, and about salvation. We will be glad to meet them and tell them how God used them to reach us.
With that in mind, Jesus here tells us that we, who know Him, should use our worldly wealth in ways that will insure that others will join us in heaven.
APPLICATION: There are so many ways to invest our money into the kingdom from buying a ticket to take an unsaved friend to his favorite sporting event, to buying a Bible to give to someone interested, to giving in an offering for a missionary or their ministry, and on, and on, and on…
Jesus is telling us to use our money to win people to Him, but many times it takes no money. Just lend a listening ear or a helping hand, or a word of encouragement, or just a smile.
Jesus is telling us that the people we influence in this life will be on the welcoming committee when we arrive in heaven!
PRAYER: Holy Spirit, may there be people in heaven who will be glad to see me. May the money that passes through my hands influence people to love and serve you. Amen
Pastor Leon
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