Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,

But the one who gathers with his hand abounds.

— Proverbs 13:11 (LSB)

Excellent reminder

Arrogance (James 4:11-17) youtu.be/t8D_84z8K3Q?si… via @YouTube

If anxiety is weighing you or another down today, go to the Bible for a good word to bring glad relief.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,

But a good word makes it glad.

— Proverbs 12:25

Not surprised at all that Hal Finney recognized that God created the human heart to desire and pursues beauty, even in money.

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My daughter has a great sense of humor

Fathers, if you don’t take the time to lead your wife and family through the start of the school year, you are not walking like Jesus.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

— Mark 10:45

“Delay strengthens sin and hardens the hear and gives the devil fuller possession.”

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“Many are now in hell that purposed to repent.”

Thomas Watson — The Doctrine of Repentance p. 93

“Knowledge without repentance will be but a torch to light men to hell.”

Thomas Watson, The Doctrine of Repentance, p. 83

Your work/money are part of God’s sovereign plan

The eyes of all wait on You,

And You give them their food in due time.

You open Your hand

And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

— Psalm 145:15-16

The last thing they want is millions of people being informed without regulation.

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If #bitcoin was how you first learned to value your work and time, then you likely haven’t read your Bible.

Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked;

Do not promote his evil scheme, that they not be exalted.

— Psalm 140:8 (LSB)

He who steals must steal no longer, but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.

— Ephesians 4:28

When you shall eat of the fruit of the labor of your hands,

How blessed will you be and how well will it be for you.

— Psalm 128:2 (LSB)

God can satisfy your soul’s hunger and thirst.

For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,

And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

— Psalm 107:9

What are you delighting in today?

They are satisfied from the richness of Your house;

And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights.

For with You is the fountain of life;

In Your light we see light.

— Psalm 36:8-9

Do you know the Father?

Yahweh is near to the brokenhearted

And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

— Psalm 34:18

To whoever panic sold this weekend, Thank You! My teenage sons were happy to stack sats under $70k while they can. #bitcoin

Second, I am learning how to think in sats and generously give dollars or bitcoin today, but trust that when I give in bitcoin the purchasing power given will accrue to the recipient.