"Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's,
and to God the things that are God's." Matthew 22:21
What is Caesar's and what is God's? That is the fundamental question that we have to ask ourselves. In Jesus particular case he was commenting on taxation, so if we are getting technical we have to pay our taxes because the money comes from the government.
Of course, in America it can get a little tricky because our money is stamped 'In God We.' There is a lyric by Creed that goes, "Only in America we stamp our god in God we trust."
But, for the sake of argument, let us say that our money is Caesar's, what, then, is God's? How about EVERYTHING ELSE.
Our life
Our breath
Our sweat
Our time
Our love
Our family
Our blood
Our tears
Our joy
And if all of that is God's, why do we give him so little of it? Even just 10% would be quite a stretch I would think.
+ How do you divide your money?
+ How do you spend your life?
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