“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.” Jesus could have gone on—fires consume, floods destroy, inflation erodes, governments tax, enemies attack, investments go sour. No earthly treasure is safe.

This parable serves as a warning to all of us. Jesus applies the rich fool’s experience to that of others: “So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God” (Luke 12:21).

The key to a right use of money and possessions is a right perspective—an eternal perspective. Each of our lives is positioned like a bow, drawn across the strings of a cosmic violin, producing vibrations that resound for all eternity. 

Put your resources, your assets, your money and possessions, your time and talents and energies into the things of God. As surely as the compass needle follows north, your heart will follow your treasure.

Certainly, since God is all-powerful, and since He is likely to restore many good things that were taken as a result of the Curse, He’s certainly capable re-creating those things on the New Earth for our pleasure and His glory. However, He will not duplicate our idols.

I read Randy Alcorn’s book Money, Eternity, and Possessions but didn’t see mention of Luke 14:33, which I am trying to understand: “So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.”

Notre gérance financière est un sujet biblique central d’une extrême importance. Par conséquent, les dirigeants chrétiens devraient aborder sans aucune gêne la gestion financière – nous qui sommes appelés à déclarer « tout le conseil de Dieu » au peuple qu’il nous confie (Actes 20:27, NEG.

In this video clip, Randy Alcorn talks about 1 Timothy 6:3-5, materialism, the prosperity gospel and the false doctrine: godliness is a means of financial gain.

In 2019, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by NFL quarterback Kirk Cousins at Holland Christian School in Holland, Michigan on the subjects of Heaven, Happiness, and Giving. In this clip, he talks about how to enjoy and keep a loose grip on your earthly possessions.