“Keep God First—Not Money”

 

A lot of kids think that if you don’t wear expensive sneakers and name brand clothes, you’re not worth being their friend. They base everything on how much money a person is spending to look the part, but God teaches us in His Word that this is the trap of idolizing money and what it can buy you. It leads us to focus on the outside instead of what really matters—our heart towards honoring God through Jesus Christ.

Our Heavenly Father doesn’t care about how fancy our clothes are or what shoes we wear. He cares about how kind, loving, and honest we are. This is what’s very important to Him. He looks at our hearts, but when we’re spending all our time trying to impress others with stuff, we can forget who we are in Christ. We should never want to do this. When we truly follow our Lord and Savior, we learn that our true worth comes from being God’s child, not from things that don’t last.

When we’re thinking about money, and what it can buy us, all the time, we’re idolizing it. Being selfish with money, always wanting more, even when we already have what we need, and not being willing to help others, even though we’re in a position to give—these are the signs that we’ve made money an idol.

The Bible says in Hebrews 13:5 (NLT): “Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, ‘I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.’”This verse reminds us that we don’t need to chase after money, because God promises to take care of us. He’s our Heavenly Father, and we should be leaning on Him, not money. When we learn to be thankful for what we already have, we stop focusing on getting more, and we start to trust God more.

In 1 Timothy 6:10 (NLT), the Bible also says, “For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.” It’s not that money itself is bad. It becomes evil in our hearts when we love it so much that it starts to lead us away from God and toward selfishness, pride, and even fear.

God doesn’t want money to become more important to us than He is. That’s what it means to idolize something—when it takes God’s place in our hearts. So, let’s always make sure our hearts are focused on God. If you ever feel like money is becoming too important in your life, talk to God about it. Ask Him to help you keep Him first and to be generous and thankful. Trust that He will always provide everything you need.  

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

“Keep God First—Not Money”, written for aheartforchristdevotions@blogspot.com by Kraiapril©2025. All rights reserved. All done to the glory of God through Jesus Christ, our Lord!