LUKE 14:33
"So you can not become my disciple without GIVING UP everything you own."
What possessions will you take with you when your life on earth ends? You came into this world with nothing and you will go out the same way, with nothing. The question then is what do you really own? What do you really possess? You may hold the title to some property, but in the end you will not own it. The Bible tells us that the earth and everything in it belongs to the Lord.
We must come to an understanding that everything we have is the Lords, we must give it up!
Greed or covetousness is a sin. We break a commandment when we try to hoard or cling to any type of possession. We must not be jealous of what another has. We are to be content with what the Lord has given us. He will increase our holdings when we use them properly and honor Him in there use. We are just taking care of the things we have and we need to be good stewards.
We must forsake, renounce, and surrender any claim we may have to anything. Say goodbye to all your possessions in that you do not really own them anyway. Recognize that everything God allows us to have and use is temporary. The better steward we are, the more He will give us to watch over. This is true here on earth and in the world to come. It is not so hard to give up something if you realize that you never really owned it. GIVE IT UP!
