Jesus talks a lot about money—actually, 15% of His teachings focus on it.
Jesus understands that our attitude towards money, and how we spend it, reveals more about our character than almost anything else.
If you want to understand someone’s priorities and heart, look at how they spend their money.
Our stewardship of money and possessions becomes the story of our lives.
Jesus knows there is a direct correlation between money and our character.
Moreover, Jesus recognized that money is a heart issue and one of the most common reasons people struggle to follow Him, give up on Him, or remain disobedient.
As Martin Luther said, "There are three conversions necessary: The conversion of the heart, the conversion of the mind, and the conversion of the purse.”
Throughout the Gospel, Jesus uses money as a tool to reveal our true priorities. To Jesus, money is a rival to God that challenges our allegiance. We know this because, for many of us, the struggle to align ourselves with God's will plays out in the realm of our finances. It's where the real battle happens for so many people.