Memory Verse #46

The verse for last week stuck out to me so I wanted to memorize it.

This verse was good timing because we are starting Financial Peace University soon. Talk about money and the economy is everywhere. Mostly the talk is negative, and we're reminded how bad things are for everyone. A line from the Dave Ramsey materials asks "Did you know there are over 800 scriptures in the Bible regarding personal finance?"

There is good wisdom in this verse: We can't put our hope in our wealth. Physical wealth will not last. God is our only Hope. Just was we can't put our hope in any man or leader, we also can't place all our hope in our money. It can be gone before we know what happened. Many people have found this out recently. The next part of this verse that sticks out to me is that God "richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment." Our God provides. He knows our needs before we know them and He is ready to provide. The next verse in this passage (I Timothy 6:18) says to "be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share." Dealing with money we have to be thankful for what God provides, use that wisely, and trust Him to meet each need along the way.

Here is the verse I'll be memorizing this week. It is II Timothy 2:21. (You can read the passage here to read it in context. This is such a wonderful passage for daily life.)

"If a man cleanses himself from the latter {ignoble purposes}, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work."