The New Life by Andrew

Andrew Murray on The New Life: Words of God for Young Disciples Text
XLVIII. MONEY
'Money answereth all things.' -- Eccles. 10:19 'I verily dedicate the silver unto the Lord from my
hand.' -- Judg. 17:3
'Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have
received back mine own with interest.' -- Matt. 25:27
It is in his dealing with the world and its possessions, that the Christian finds one of the opportunities
in which he is to manifest his self-denial and the spirit of discretion. (John 17:15,16; 1 Cor. 7:31)
Joh 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep
them from the evil.
Joh 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
1Co 7:31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth
away.
Since it is in money that all value or property on earth will finds its expression, so it is especially in
his dealing with money that he can show whether he is free from worldliness to deny himself and to
serve his God. In order rightly to comprehend this, we must consider for a little what falls to be said
about money.
What is money the token of? It is the token of the work by which a man earns it: of his industry, and
zeal, and ability in that work: of his success and the blessing of God upon the work. It is also the
token of all that I can do with money: the token of the work that others would do for me, of the power
that I thereby have to accomplish what I desire, of the influence which I exercise on those that are
dependent upon me for my money: a token of all the possessions or enjoyments that are to be obtained
by money: a token of all upon earth that can make life desirable: yea, a token of life itself, which
without the purchase of indispensable food cannot be supported.
Money is thus, indeed, of earthly things, one of the most desirable and fruitful. No wonder that it is
thus esteemed by all. What is the danger of money? What is the sin that is done with it, that the Bible
and experience should so warn us to be prudent in dealing with it? There is the anxiousness that
knows not if there will be sufficient money. (Matt. 6:31)
Mt 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
There is the coveteousness that longs too much for it. (1 John 2:16)
1Jo 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride
of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
There is the dishonesty that, without gross deception or theft, does not give to a neighbour what
belongs to him. (Jas. 5:4)
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