What's in God's Wallet?

 "But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and we can take nothing out of it." 1 Timothy 6: 6, 7

    Sometimes I wonder if God prods me to ask a question just so He can have the joy of providing the answer a short time later. 

    Feeling the heat of socialistic leanings in America had me wondering what will become of the economy? After all, money cannot be printed off like there's no tomorrow before the house of cards falls flat, so this led me to ponder the future security of our retirement nest egg. While it is certainly prudent to plan for the future, we believers must never treasure our resources above the Living God, but what, I wondered, would become of my family if we were to become suddenly destitute?

    Not long after that, I was reading "Where Do We Go From Here" by Dr. David Jeremiah where I found the answer to my question. In the book, the author drew on this quote from John Piper:

    "God deals in the currency of grace, not money...Money is the currency of human resources. So, the heart that loves money is a heart that pins its hopes, and pursues its pleasures, and puts its trust in what human resources can offer. So the love of money is virtually the same as faith in money - belief (trust, confidence, assurance) that money will meet your needs and make you happy."

    "Faith in money?" May it never be so! Piper's words "trust, confidence, assurance" struck me with force because I have used them to build my faith in Christ, saying thus: "In God I trust!" "With confidence I may approach the throne of mercy." "Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine." Here's where the rubber met the road. Would I rather have Jesus than my 401K and IRA? I felt Jesus put His arm around me, chiding, "O ye of little faith, why did you doubt?"

    What's in God's wallet should also be in mine: the currency of grace.

"But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." 1 Timothy 6: 8, 10