Review and Re-Center Around God
Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
~ Jesus
Monday’s IMMERSION mentioned Cain, the first murderer, being told by God: If you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it (Genesis 4:7). Instead it mastered him.
Does money have such a grip on you, appealing to desires that are not spiritual?
Let’s review, repent, and return to God as we re-center our lives around Him.
Review the Week
Is money mastering me? What sacrifices do I make for money or what it can buy? Do I view money as mine, ours, or God’s? Do I have a plan to give generously? Do I excel in giving?
Repent (if necessary)
Do you need to repent of misusing money? The above questions are heart-oriented and repentance will likely revolve around matters of the heart and its either generous or stingy spirit. Be honest with God about what you think and feel.
Return (as necessary)
If God has been deposed from your heart’s throne in any way, ask Him to re-take the place that is rightfully His. Re-give your heart and your finances to His glory and service. And then make a conscious decision (and plan!) to excel in giving.
Micro-Meditation Scripture
Psalm 139:19-24
- If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty! - They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name. - Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD, and
abhor those who are in rebellion against you? - I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies. - Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts. - See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Micro-Meditation
Teaching or Command of God
Hebrews 4:12-13
The word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
1 Chronicles 28:9
Serve [God] with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you.
Micro-Meditation Pondering Point
What a day to call God to search your heart! Test me God! Have I let money or something else keep me from wholehearted devotion and service to you?