The beleiver should be sure that he is making his money honestly [Proverbs 20:17]. His business may be reputable enough but his methods may be crooked. For instance:
. flasify income tax returns [Prov. 12:22]
. cheating on weights and measures [Prov. 11:1]
. bribing local inspectors [Prov. 17:23]
. advertising differences in products when no such difference exist [Prov. 20:6]
. fudging on expense accounts [Prov. 13:5]
. speculating in the market or on the stock exchange – just another form of gambling [Prov. 13::11]
. paying inadequate wages to employees [Prov. 12:16]
It is against this latter abuse that James cries out, in James 5:4 “Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.”
A Servant Heart
mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Leading by Example
John 13:12-15
When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Prayer
Ephesians 6:11
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”
[Message No: 7464]
. flasify income tax returns [Prov. 12:22]
. cheating on weights and measures [Prov. 11:1]
. bribing local inspectors [Prov. 17:23]
. advertising differences in products when no such difference exist [Prov. 20:6]
. fudging on expense accounts [Prov. 13:5]
. speculating in the market or on the stock exchange – just another form of gambling [Prov. 13::11]
. paying inadequate wages to employees [Prov. 12:16]
It is against this latter abuse that James cries out, in James 5:4 “Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.”
A Servant Heart
mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Leading by Example
John 13:12-15
When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Prayer
Ephesians 6:11
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”
[Message No: 7464]
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