Financial Discipleship – the Bible on Partialityنموونە

We’re not supposed to be careful how we treat people simply because we don’t know whether they have money. We’re just supposed to treat people with kindness and fairness because we would want someone to do the same to us (Matthew 7:12).

It’s not about what someone can do for you...

Whether a rich person can change the trajectory of our lives... or whether someone poor can afford the item we’re selling. It does not matter.

What does matter is that we love others as we love ourselves.

We were made in His image.

Not just him. Not just her. Not just them. Not just you... All of us.

No one is above or below another. And that’s the beauty of our God: He sees all of His children the same. Why can’t we?

Take the time to see the world for what it’s worth. There is beauty in it, because it is God’s creation.

Take the time to see yourself for what you’re worth. No matter what anyone else says about you, you are somebody. You always have been, and you always will be.

Take the time to see others for what they’re worth. God loves them just as much as He loves you. Treat them the way you’d want to be treated. Treat them the way you’d want someone you care about to be treated. Treat them better than yourself (Philippians 2:3).

In the end, no one knows exactly when, but the Lord will take an account of the things we’ve done (Mark 13:32-37). And He won’t care how much money came into our hands. He’ll only care that we considered His ways (Job 34:26-27).

What if God were to choose the last person you had an encounter with to testify about how you treat others? What would they say?

(excerpt taken from The Bible on Money, Compass-finances God's way, 2022)