Chasing Carrots - Part 2 (Money)
January 16, 2022Today's message was the second in a 4-part series called Chasing Carrots. The message is here. Bottomline: Be a blessing to others via generosity.
I'm taking the easy way out (busy week)... Click on this article (PDF). It discusses Old Testament references that broadly suggest wealth is a blessing from God with which the recipient in turn is to bless others through generosity and civil treatment. I've highlighted in yellow the references specific to the Torah.
On page 11 of the article, Wright suggests that, "God's command to Abraham has as much claim to the phrase 'The Great Commission' as the end of Matthew's gospel [28:16-20]. It launches the history of the mission of God (to bless the nations) through the mission of God's people (to be blessed and to be the means of blessing)." Ponder if/how that comparison is accurate or not.