Our personal finances matter to God.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 (ESV)No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” Luke 16:13 (ESV)The struggle is not between serving God or serving the Devil. Jesus says no – conflict is between God and money. The struggle is between serving God and getting sucked into materialism, getting...

In his letter, Peter is writing to people who were experiencing severe challenges and points them to an unshakable foundation upon which they can stand in the midst of trials. In chapter 1 Peter 1, he speaks about Christian hope--a hope anchored in God's mercy, in Christ's salvation, and in a future spiritual inheritance which awaits these believers.

God does not want something from you, He wants something FOR you.