REDDIT BONDAGE? #18 LOOSEN YOUR GRIP Matthew 5v42 @ RBC 20200906

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Published Sep 11, 2020

Jesus threw down a challenge that cuts to the heart of our own selfish pride and possessiveness…

“Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.” (Matthew 5:42, ESV)

It is a challenge to be less tight-fisted, and more open-handed when it comes to giving help to those in need. That is what true Kingdom citizens are to do!

As Paul Tripp wrote:

“You know you have money in the right place in your heart when the culture of acquisition has been replaced in our heart with a culture of generosity, where joy in giving overwhelms joy in getting. Could it be that the primary purpose for money in your life is not that you would live but that, as God has lavishly done in your life, you would give?... We need a brand-new way of thinking about money, a way that is rooted in the gospel story and its narrative of the lavish grace of God, most powerfully pictures in the amazing gift of the Lord Jesus. Through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God frees us from our bondage to ourselves (in terms of money, that means always starting with our interests and concerns) and he frees us to find our identity, meaning, and purpose in him. He calls us to embed our personal money stories in the larger generosity story of Scripture. This means resting in the fact that he has committed to provide everything we need (not want) and accepting that he calls us to be part of his mission of grace. So we view our money not primarily through the lens of personal provision, but through the lens of God’s generosity mission on earth.” (Tripp, Paul David. Redeeming Money. Wheaton: Crossway, 2018.)

So, what do we need to do about this?

Obey, right?

But there are also some checks and balances, and we want to explore those too. Like Randy Alcorn wrote:

“Lazy and self-indulgent people do not feed financial support; they need incentives to no longer be lazy and self-indulgent. Acts of well-meaning provision can remove their incentive to be responsible for themselves.”