S - 21 Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come follow me."
O - This is a section of the Bible that I think is regularly confused by many Christians. Many religious people point to this as a way to say that if you are wealthy you can"t go to heaven. But what is too wealthy? 50K, 100K, 250K, 1M? It seems that the number is always just a bit more than the person that is saying this brings home.
What this verse is actually saying is if there is anything in your life that is more important to you than God is than that is an idol and you are truly not living for Christ.
A - It is vital that I always keep Christ at the center of my life and not allow anything or anyone to become more important. God has called us to this business and when the wealth starts to flow in, I will constantly need to remind myself that money is just money and that it is a tool that I can use to impact people's lives.
P - Heavenly Father, help me to always remember that you are more worthy of my praise and thoughts than anything else in this world. Help me to use the talents and gifts that you have given to me to impact people around me, for your glory and kingdom.
Bless my day today and let me be an uplifter and encourager to all those that I meet and come in contact with. I love you with everything in me and thank you for sacrificing your only Son so that I can be with you for eternity! In Jesus' name.
Amen
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