Trusting In Jesus Is Way Better Than Playing The Lottery Then Why Do You Continue To Play?

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2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 13; Psalm 68; Matthew 17

Trusting In Jesus

Is Way Better Than Playing The Lottery

Then Why Do You Continue To Play?

Scripture

Matthew 17

²⁴ On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”

²⁵ “Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house.
But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?”

²⁶ “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied.
“Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free! ²⁷ However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us.”

Observation

If God wanted you and me to have those millions of dollars He could provide it for us in a million different ways. Just think about it! If you know that God will provide for you and supply you with way more than you need then why do you play the Lottery? 

To be honest when I see those signs on the interstate saying that I could win 160 million dollars I am tempted to give a store my dollar to see if I could win it, but in that very moment I am also reminded that if I need anything my God will supply it. 

Peter had a financial problem. He had just told a tax collector that of course he and Jesus paid taxes and then he went to ask Jesus if that was true or not. Jesus taught him that even though Jesus was King and kings didn’t pay taxes to their people He would be different and He would pay the Temple tax. 

Jesus wanted to impress on Peter (the fisherman) that he could trust him to supply his needs so Jesus sent Peter fishing. He sent him hook and line fishing not with nets, as was his usual custom. He told him to open the mouth of the very first fish that he caught and he would find a large silver coin in its mouth! 

 Think about that for a moment Jesus didn’t say, “go fishing and look in every fishes mouths that you catch and eventually you will find a large silver coin in one of their mouths.” No he said, “the first fish you catch will have a large silver coin in its mouth!” 

Here is the point: If God wanted you to have 160 million dollars He could provide it for you in a million different ways. God knows your needs and my needs and He has promised to take care of every need that we have. 

Is it wrong for you to play the “Lotto” or go to the Casino? It is not for me to say but I will say this, God wants to show you and me that we can trust Him. I will end with this passage found in Philippians, 

“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philip. 4:19

Application

I will trust in Jesus to take care of my needs.  

Prayer

Heavenly Father, if I am tempted to gamble when I see those signs I know that others struggle with those same temptations. Help us bring You glory and honor with the choices that we make. 

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