Monday, February 11, 2008

The Treasure Principle


In Sunday's message, Matt mentioned the Treasure Principle. While Matt's sermon was about treasuring Christ, it obviously has a secondary focus on not treasuring the things that often tempt us. Jesus Himself said we cannot serve both God and money. Certainly, when we treasure Christ, we will handle all things differently. I know of no better book that deals with finances, from a perspective of treasuring Christ, than The Treasure Principle. I was going to write a recommendation, but instead decided to just give you the book's introduction:
All your life, you've been on a treasure hunt. You've been searching for a perfect person and a perfect place. Jesus is that person; heaven is that place. So if you're a Christian, you've already met the person, and you're already headed to the place.

But there's a problem. You're not yet living with that person, and you're not yet living in that place!

You may attend church regularly, pray, and read the Bible. But life can still be drudgery, can't it? You dutifully put one foot in front of the other, plodding across the hot, barren ground, longing for a joy you cannot find, a treasure that eludes you.

Jesus told a story like that. It's about a hidden treasure that, once discovered, brings life-changing joy. But before we get started on our little journey, I want you to know something. Some books try to motivate giving out of guilt. This isn't one of them.

This book is about something else--the joy of giving. The Treasure Principle has long been buried. It's time to unearth it. It's a simple yet profound idea--with radical implications. Once you grasp it and put it into practice, nothing will ever look the same. And believe me, you won't want it to.

When you discover the secret joy of the Treasure Principle, I guarantee you'll never be content with less.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Read this book, unless of course you don't like being convicted. My toes are still sore.

Marshall