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Without a vision for giving as investing in eternity—and a sense that God’s purpose for prospering us is so we can help the church, aid the poor, and reach the lost—inheriting wealth could be a curse rather than a blessing.

Today is the first day of 2024. What better time to stop and evaluate our choices and the direction we’re headed than at the start of a new year? I hope these reflections from Marshall Segal, staff writer for Desiring God, inspire you to pray for greater faith and love in the year ahead.

All who know Jesus will live together in that resurrected world, with the Lord we love and the friends we cherish. We’ll embark together on the ultimate adventure in a spectacular new universe awaiting our exploration and dominion.

The following was first posted on my blog ten years ago. The grandson of Marden Wickman, my first pastor, recently shared it on Facebook, and it made me think that given all that has happened in the last ten years, and even the last five, the message of this blog is more pertinent than ever.

I am a great fan of G.K. Chesterton, but I don’t recall ever reading this poem of his until last year. Though it is an old-style rhyming poem, it really moved me. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 

In a sermon given on December 24, 1854, Spurgeon portrayed a conversation between a Christian family on Christmas day. This excerpt is drawn (and slightly modified) from part of that conversation, and includes one of my favorite verses (2 Corinthians 8:9).

We owe Jesus everything. He owes us nothing. But that doesn’t keep God from choosing to serve us, His servants. Jesus served us when He died for us. He said about Himself, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28).

I was on the Faith & Finance podcast with Rob West, talking about giving guidelines to fight materialism. 

Multiple times in Revelation 21, God says He will come down from the present Heaven to live with His people on the New Earth. The city “comes down out of heaven,” God’s dwelling place is “with man,” God will “dwell with them,” and God Himself “will be with them.”

What if I had not met Nanci (all the odds were against it) and come to Jesus a year later? Since my name was written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, I won’t ask the question of whether I would’ve come to Jesus without meeting Nanci, but I certainly believe she was central to His plan in drawing me to Christ.

Randy had a conversation with Rob West on the FaithFi podcast. They discussed the idolatry of materialism, cultivating a habit of giving, and some guidelines for giving from the New Testament.  In this clip from their conversation, Randy shares a vital reminder about stewardship. 

One of the things I love most about our ministry is that our staff take the time to respond to people who contact us. It communicates something important when a hurting person receives a personal answer.

A great book to reflect on Jesus this Christmas season is Come Let Us Adore Him by Paul David Tripp. There’s no greater subject in the universe to contemplate than Jesus! 

Kirk Cousins, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, and former QB of the Washington Redskins, is a faithful and Christ-centered brother. Despite the fact that those who know him personally realize he is a caring and loving person, Kirk has received heavy criticism for simply appearing on a Focus on the Family program.