The Lord wants each Christian to live successfully in these last days. Our spending reveals our heart. Making the Lord our number one priority will lead to a life of success as the Lord defines it. Recognizing the believer's standing before the Lord brings about a life full of meaningful behavior. Christ himself is the Christian's very life. Believers are identified with our Lord's death, burial and resurrection. These are positional statements that affect our practical daily living. Key verses are Galatians 2:20 and Colossians 3:1-4.

What does the Bible say about credit and debt? "The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender." (Proverbs 22:7) In this podcast we examine key Bible passages that explain some of the advantages of living debt-free. We also consider Jesus Christ who paid our greatest debt, our debt of sin, on the cross of Calvary.

God has given us stewardship responsibilities. Money is one of those stewardships. Our spending reveals what are our priorities. Our giving reveals what things are important to us. Christians are to honor the Lord with what we have. "Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful." (I Corinthians 4:2) Faithfulness in our financial stewardship is an important part of life. May we live in such a way that the Lord can give us a "Well done" the day we must give account for how we used the Lord's money in this life.

Ownership or stewardship? That is what we must ask and that is just what the Bible answers. God is the Creator. We are caretakers of his resources for a little while. What are we doing with the Lord's resources? How will we do when he judges the value of the things we have done while alive on the Earth? Verses referenced in this podcast include: Genesis chapters 1-2; Exodus 20:11; Job 1:21; I Timothy 6:7; Hebrews 9:27 and 2 Corinthians 8:9 "For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich."

Money became worthless in Joseph's time. Will our money also become worthless one day? When money fails people exchange all their wealth and their personal liberties just to get something to eat. Our ultimate trust needs to be in God. The life of Joseph gives an example of what happens to citizens and their governments when money fails. The Lord prepared Joseph in advance to help people get through the years of extreme drought. May we be like Joseph and trust the Lord during meager times and times of plenty.

The Mark of the Beast will control the global government, global religion, and global money during Antichrist's reign. These three aspects of global government are formulating now. A one-world church is emerging. Digital currencies are being pressed upon the people. The world's governments are fighting for dominance but still work together toward one end. These great strides toward a one-world power could not progress so rapidly without our present fiat currencies. The present technologies are working toward the eventual and ultimate Mark of the Beast. To accept the mark is to seal one's fate. It is urgent that we spread the gospel of Jesus Christ even more as we see Christ's return approaching. Key verses are found in the book of Revelation.

Every living Jewish person will be born again at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Though only some trust Christ as Savior today, they all will at that time. We take a look at the nation Israel's two international gatherings to their Promised Land. Israel is God's time piece to show us when He is about to do things. Since around 1948, Israel is back in her land. This time it is just prior to the Tribulation. We see Israel back in her land. We can expect the Tribulation to happen. Yet, prior to the Tribulation is the Rapture of the born again believers (the Body of Christ) from the Earth! Key passages are: Matthew 24, Isaiah 11, Zephaniah 2, Romans 11, Jeremiah 31 and Isaiah 45.

Is Gog the Prince of Russia? Some people change the Bible to make it say that. We know Gog is the leader of an invasion of the land of Israel. While Gog could be the same as the leader of Russia, it is not necessary, nor wise, to change the words of the Bible to make it so. Gog does seem to be the leader of Russian-speaking people. Gog and his people could be more concentrated in modern Ukraine than the Russian Federation. Regardless, some prophecy teachers change the normal meaning of Bible words. It seems some perhaps are influenced by the news to make these changes. Chief prince in Ezekiel 38:2 is changed to Prince of Russia. This change does not make sense by the normal rules of language . Here the link to this article.

Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, (Ezekiel 38:2)