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Lord’s. When they have set apart a portion for religious and charitable
purposes, they regard the remainder as their own, to be used as they
see fit. But in this they mistake. All we possess is the Lord’s, and
we are accountable to Him for the use we make of it. In the use of
every penny it will be seen whether we love God supremely and our
neighbor as ourselves.
Money has great value, because it can do great good. In the hands
of God’s children it is food for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, and
clothing for the naked. It is a defense for the oppressed, and a means
of help to the sick. But money is of no more value than sand, only as it
is put to use in providing for the necessities of life, in blessing others,
and advancing the cause of Christ.—
Christ’s Object Lessons, 351
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