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monday, september 14 2026

We cannot serve both God and wealth

The way we handle our possessions or earthly wealth can give us a clue about our spiritual condition.

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
- Luke 16:10-12

Not having much money, or having an abundance of it, is no excuse for being dishonest or unfaithful in managing our finances. The way we handle what God has provided for us clearly reveals where our heart is and who our god truly is.

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.
- Luke 16:13

Serving God requires complete trust in Him, the assurance that what He provides (or chooses not to provide) is what is best for us. If scarcity or the loss of possessions causes us to rebel against God, then our faith was not truly in Him but in our money.

On the other hand, if the economic ups and downs we face draw us closer to God, and if we remain faithful to Him through them, we can rejoice because our heart is where it should be: firmly anchored in the Lord. Do not allow your heart to serve wealth. Do not make your life primarily about possessing more, earning more, or living more comfortably.

Receive with gratitude whatever God provides for you. Strive to do your best in your work and in managing your finances. But above all, keep your heart faithful to God, because He alone is worthy of your worship.

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Yesterday's Word

God’s plan and purpose for your life

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
- Ephesians 2:10

God created you exactly the way you are for a very special reason: He wants to use your life for His glory. He has given you unique talents and gifts that you can use to bless the people around you.

You may think you are just an ordinary person, like everyone else, but that is not true. God’s design in you is unique. There is no one else like you on earth.

Think about specific things that are normal for you, but that others may find unusual or fascinating. For example, you might enjoy doing manual work, feeling renewed when you pick up pieces of wood and work on them until you create a chair or a shelf.

Or maybe you love meeting new people, you enjoy walking around the town square just to see if you can start a conversation or run into someone you know.

There are many things we do “just because,” but in reality, they are an essential part of who we are and of God’s plan for our lives.

Pray today and ask God to show you how He wants to use you, just as you are, to bless others and extend His Kingdom. He has a precious purpose for your life, and He will be with you and guide you so that it may be fulfilled.

The Lord will vindicate me;
your love, Lord, endures forever—
do not abandon the works of your hands.
- Psalm 138:8

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Day Before Yesterday's Word

Don't Stop Moving Forward, Your Blessing Is Coming!

Doing good is not easy. Sometimes you do everything right, with honesty and good intentions, yet it seems that nothing changes.

When a farmer plants seeds, months may pass before any results can be seen, but he does not stop working. He knows that beneath the soil, the plants are taking root, and in due time a great harvest will come!

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Galatians 6:9

Everyone who does good will be rewarded in due time. You may not see the results now, but God is at work. Keep sowing and trust that you will see a fruitful harvest! Persevere! God is faithful and is working even when you cannot see what you are hoping for happen.

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
- Ephesians 6:18

Pray and persevere in the Lord, because you will see great things. Be like Paul: keep your eyes fixed on the goal and remain faithful to what God has placed in your heart, with the assurance that you will see the fulfillment of what God has prepared for you.

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:13–14

Find strength not to give up in these verses.