READ Luke 16
Through parables, Jesus gives instruction on the proper perspective of wealth.

INSIGHT
It’s hard to let go of the temporal and lay hold of the eternal. And the temporal world can hold on to rich and poor alike through money. Both the greedy and the envious live as if there were no eternal realm. Jesus often speaks about a true and good perspective on money. Perhaps His financial teaching can be summed up by this: Our faith should be in God, not money. We must be careful always to trust God who supplies the money rather than to trust the money itself.

PRAYER
The Lord can be completely trusted with all your needs. Thank Him with praise:
Trust in the Lord and do what is good;  
dwell in the land and live securely.  
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you your heart’s desires.  
Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act,  
making your righteousness shine like the dawn,
your justice like the noonday (Psalm 37:3-6).

As you seek to keep your life free from sin, pray this confession to the Lord:
Lord, see how I am in distress.
I am churning within; my heart is broken,  
for I have been very rebellious.
Outside, the sword takes the children;
inside, there is death (Lamentations 1:20).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. Now pause to pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Why, my soul, are you so dejected?
Why are you in such turmoil?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,
my Savior and my God.
He Lord will send his faithful love by day;  
his song will be with me in the night —
a prayer to the God of my life (Psalm 42:5, 8).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:
Greater faith in God’s providence
The needs of your friends
Your activities for the day
Whatever else is on your heart

Offer this closing prayer to the Lord:
May I learn in whatever state I am, to be content (Based on Philippians 4:11).