MoneyWalk 91: Honor god with your purchases

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

When they carry the types of products and services we need, use, or enjoy, it's a good thing to patronize businesses that we know are owned by people who are faithful to Jesus Christ to model Christ likeness to those around them in word, deed, and giving to spread the gospel. The Great Commission identifies that the foremost mission we have among people is to evangelize and disciple them showing them the pathway to a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Our lifestyle of commitment to Him while we make many mistakes but are maturing to act more like Him will be one of the biggest tools in fulfilling our mission. This transformative process of a “sinner saved by grace” should become progressively evident in your family, neighborhood, community, and workplace as people around you notice that you do not act the way you used to nor engage in ungodly activities that you used to when you were an unbeliever.

You should also constantly ask God for, notice, and act upon opportunities to share the gospel with people who have or will have a heart to hear it. Don’t worry about your goodness being called into question. After all, it is the perfection and goodness of Jesus Christ that must be the focus of your proclamation, for only He can save and deliver from earthly and eternal bondage to sin and grant eternal life to replace the sentence of eternal damnation we would otherwise receive.

The business-owners spoken of above understand these truths and you can trust such faithful people to follow scriptural instructions and the Holy Spirit’s guidance. They make it a point to give a great portion of their profit as tithes and offerings toward worthwhile ministry and other benevolent endeavors in their communities, whereas non-Christian business-owners don't have a motivation to spread the good news because they have no allegiance to Christ.

In fact, many non-Christian businesses give to organizations with agendas that are destructive from a biblical perspective believing them to be liberating, enlightening, and politically correct (contrary to God’s word on the lifestyles and activities of those involved). Such endeavors lead people to bondage or help maintain it in their lives. Remember, satan told Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit so that her eyes could be opened, but her and Adam’s disobedience to God’s command not to eat of the fruit of that tree brought decay and destruction for themselves and all people after them including you and me.

So, as the scriptures direct, do first unto the household of faith by preferring to patronize businesses owned by faithful and giving Christians. In this way, you will take part with them in leading many other people to love and good works.

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Genesis 3:1-7, Romans 12:10, Galatians 6:9-10, Hebrews 10:24-25

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