myopic pilgrim

I wear my Superman t-shirt, not when I can fly or stop bullets with my pecs, but when I feel weak, wishing I was impervious to pain and weariness. Happy Halloween. Have fun being someone else for awhile.

Quite often I hear fellow Christians say that what they have is not their own. I mean they say things like “It’s God’s money” when talking about the bank account with their name on it. Or as one godly woman I know said as she waited to see if a wildfire would destroy her home, “It’s God’s house; he can do with it what he wants.” But her name was on the deed, wasn’t it?

A Few Relevant Bible Verses

I agree with them. I think of the psalm that says the earth and everything on it belongs to the Lord. James wrote that every good gift comes from above. John the Baptist tells his disciples that you can’t receive anything except that heaven gives it to you. But only the first two references could be said to address possessions. The others more likely refer to revelation or knowledge. (Ps. 24:1-2; Ja. 1:17, 1 Cor. 4:7; John 3:27). Click to read more of stuff you already knew