ROBERT@kontu.utu.fi (Robert W. Johnson) (10/18/90)
She of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. Mark 12.44. Today we talk of "claen money" and "dirty money" but in God's sight there is only "the mammon of unrighteouwness." To test this you only have to ask yourself whether money leads you to God or away from Him. You cannot serve God and mammon. How then is it possible to take this that has served the interests of Satan and use it to build up the kingdom of God? What is needed to sever the connection that binds Casear and that which bears his image? If your money is to come out of the world, then YOU will have to come out of the world. Merely offering money to God's treasury will not of itself change the character of what you offer. Unless your life goes out with it, your money cannot be released from Satan's kingdom to God's. Paul says of the Macedonians that "first they gave their own selves to the Lord." Today, whereas in terms of money Satan's resources are unlimited, the hard cash effectively in God's hands is limited by the number of people devoted to Him. Make sure you instantly convert every dollar you earn to the currency of the Sanctuary. See to it that it is scored off Satan's books and transferred to God's account. How? Don't send it--BRING it to Him.