Finding God In The Morning Rush

Jesus talked about money more than almost any other subject. Not because money is evil, but because it is one of the most powerful rivals to God in our hearts.

Jesus said more about money than about prayer, faith, or heaven. That should tell us something.

He does not say money is evil. He says the love of money is “a root of all kinds of evil” (1 Timothy 6:10, Paul echoing Jesus). He says you cannot serve both God and money (Matthew 6:24). He tells a rich young man that his particular path to eternal life runs through giving his wealth away (Mark 10:17-22). He commends a widow who gave two small coins — her entire living — as more generous than the wealthy donors who gave out of their surplus (Mark 12:41-44).

Why such relentless attention to money? Because money is one of the most effective rivals to God that exists. It promises security, significance, freedom, and control — all the things the soul actually wants from God. And unlike most false gods, money delivers a partial version of what it promises, at least for a while.

The early church’s practice was startling: “All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need” (Acts 2:44-45). This was not required by law. It was the organic result of a community that had been seized by a different set of convictions about what was truly valuable.

Generosity, in the New Testament, is never primarily about the needs of the recipient (though those are real). It is about the liberation of the giver. Jesus knows that we cannot be fully free while our grip on our possessions remains tight. Generosity loosens the grip and opens the hand — and the heart.

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Rev. Thomas