Spend Your Life Treasuring Christ
HOW THE GOSPEL SHAPES OUR VIEW OF WEALTH
The false teachers in Ephesus were motivated by a love of money. “Imagining that godliness is a means of gain” they pursued leadership in the church and made Christ a means to their selfish ends. We can also treat Christ like a means to an end and live our lives in the pursuit of wealth. Coveting what we don’t have. Grumbling or complaining for more. Fearfully and anxiously trying to get more. But God’s word teaches us that treasuring Christ is the best way to spend our lives. That this life is not about getting more money, but about giving as much as we can to spreading the glory of Christ. Investing our temporary treasure in things that will matter forever. And being content - whatever we do or don’t have - because we have Christ. Jesus himself is the greatest treasure we could ever possess. The One who keeps us more secure than all the wealth in the world. Who won’t fail to give us all we need to serve him now and then celebrate the immeasurable riches of his grace for days without end.