It is wrong to wager with a trust fund. And all we have, as humans, is a trust fund. Everything we have is a trust from God, to be used for His glory. “[God] Himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything” (Acts 17:25). Faithful trustees may not gamble with a trust fund. They work and trade: value for value, just and fair. This is the pattern again and again in Scripture. And when you are handling the funds of another, how much more irresponsible it is to wager!
John Piper

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#1 · May 11, 2003, 5:10 pm

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Going straight to the Cross

Today's thought comes translated from the
Portuguese-language meditation, "God With Us."

Many Turned Back
by J. Randal Matheny

"From this time many of his disciples turned back
and no longer followed him" (John 6.66, NIV).

Jesus does not want followers at any price. His
teaching separates those who accept the truth from
those who reject it. He will not change his
teaching to make it more palatable.

Many are content to hear Jesus' teaching and to
enjoy his blessings until he contradicts their
beliefs or offends their sensibilities. The world
is full of those who turned back.

Jesus asks us if we too will go away. And he hopes
we will recognize, with Peter, that only he has
the words of eternal life.

Will you follow Jesus until the end or only up to
a point?

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