Scripture - Trust in your money and down you go! Trust in God and flourish as a tree! Proverbs 11:28 Thoughts about where this scripture means - Don't put your trust in money. Interesting God and you will flourish. Application to my life - When you don't have it, it is easy to think that... Continue Reading →

Scripture - Better a little with reverence for God than great treasure and trouble with it. Proverbs 15:16 Thoughts about what this scripture means - It is better to have a little with respect for God than to be rich and have troubles without Him. Application to my life - Although I will buy a... Continue Reading →

Scripture - The man who works hard sleeps well whether he eats little or much, but the rich must worry and suffer insomnia. There is another serious problem I have seen everywhere—savings are put into risky investments that turn sour, and soon there is nothing left to pass on to one’s son. Ecclesiastes 5:12-14 Thoughts... Continue Reading →

Scripture - Tell those who are rich not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone, but their pride and trust should be in the living God who always richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should... Continue Reading →

Scripture - Don’t rob the poor and sick! For the Lord is their defender. If you injure them, he will punish you. Proverbs 22:22-23 Thoughts about what this scripture means - The Lord is the defender to the poor and the sick. We shouldn't rob or injure them or He will punish us. Application to... Continue Reading →

Scripture - The Lord replies, “I will arise and defend the oppressed, the poor, the needy. I will rescue them as they have longed for me to do.” Psalm 12:5 Thoughts about what this scripture means - The Lord promises to defend and rescue the oppressed, the poor, and the needy as they have longed... Continue Reading →

Scripture - Mocking the poor is mocking the God who made them. He will punish those who rejoice at others’ misfortunes. Proverbs 17:5 Thoughts about what this Scripture means - Don't mock the poor, it is mocking God who made them. God will punish those who make light of other's misfortune. Application to my life... Continue Reading →

Scripture - The fool won’t work and almost starves but feels that it is better to be lazy and barely get by, than to work hard, when in the long run it is all so futile. Ecclesiastes 5:5-6 Thoughts about what this scripture means - Fools don't want to work, they see that in the... Continue Reading →

Scripture - Listen to me, dear brothers: God has chosen poor people to be rich in faith, and the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs, for that is the gift God has promised to all those who love him. James 2:5 Thoughts about what the scripture means - The poor are rich in faith and the... Continue Reading →

Scripture - Don’t weary yourself trying to get rich. Why waste your time? For riches can disappear as though they had the wings of a bird! Proverbs 23:4-5 Thoughts about what this Scripture means - Don't focus and use all your energy trying to get rich, money quickly disappears. Application to my life - It's... Continue Reading →