God Would Wear a Rolex, Not a Timex

Hmm. I love you, but I don't agree. Don't get me wrong, I have an ipad, iphone, a car, etc; I definitely do not endorse monasticism. I like stuff. However, I am not God. God is very, very different then me. In fact, He is all together different then humans, that's what makes Him God.

I understand the metaphor you are using, although theologically God is outside of time, but to imply that God would endorses our simple “trinkets,” (“I am convinced [God] would wear a rolex, not a timex”) is really taking it to far. I have a pretty good idea of the character of God. The Bible says that Jesus came to “reveal the Father” to us. He lived on earth so we could know what His Father was like. So if we want to know about God the Father, we look at Jesus. (The Bible is very clear about that.) So I look at the life of Jesus, did he “floss rolex's?” No. He isn't like you, or me. He finds value in other things, not “trinkets.”

Our simple things do not impress God. He isn't impressed with rolex's, ipads, iphones, or anything else. He is only impressed with Himself. He is God. We are so far from Him. He is altogether different then us. If we want to know what He is like, He has revealed Himself in His Son; Jesus. We don't have to look any further then the Bible to know what God is like.

From what Jesus revealed about God the Father, according to the Scriptures, what makes you feel that God would “wear a rolex?”

I would make a case they He wouldn't. Not because He hates our “stuff” or is mad at us when we find enjoyment in our “stuff,” but because He is God. He doesn't think like we do. He doesn't find value in “junk” like we do. He is very, very different. I think it is important that make sure we teach people correctly about God, and what we teach has to come from His Word. That is how we know God.

I'm sorry if I'm coming across harsh, but I have a very high value of God, and keeping Him Holy, not putting Him down on levels where we use these sorts of metaphors that have no Scriptural support. That's were opinions, turn into danger….

Just a loving challenge. Thanks for your heart.

My biggest blessing would have to be my Mustang that I was given a little over two years ago.

Whats your biggest Adam?

Yes, He does want us to be blessed but only if He knows it would not destroy us. I believe He would wear a rolex watch to, but to meet with us because of where we may be financially or spiritually He may just wear a timex being wise as He is to cause us not to stumble, because He values His time with us more than the Rolex.

My biggest blessing is of course Jasmine. That's the known answer so I'll give something else here. The next biggest blessing in my life would have to be Colorado. I absolutely love it here.

I have to agree with Rick on this one.

I have been thinking about blessings and possessions a lot lately and I just feel like there has to be more than that. The Creator of the Universe wants to be in relationship with us! And yet, somehow we get to thinking that the best blessings he could give are earthly possessions. I cringe at that. I think he has so much more for us than the next cool gadget. In the Sermon on the Mount, the blessings that God gives are things like peace, mercy, and seeing him.

I don’t think there’s a line for how much we can and can’t have as Christians. Some people that God calls to himself have a lot of money, some have almost nothing. Therefore, I do not think we can say that the rich follower of God is more blessed because he has more things just as we cannot say the poor follower of God is less blessed because he has less things. Didn’t Jesus say that it was harder for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven? It seems, then, that a person would be more blessed to be poor because it is easier to see God which IS one of the blessings in the Sermon on the Mount. Just something to think about.

And, I’m not sure how I feel about selling every last thing that I own, but God also hasn’t told me to do that yet. I think our hands should be so open with our possessions that we are willing to give them up whenever God asks for them to be given. They are not ours to begin with, but his.

Lastly, in response to Ben, I have always thought it was funny that we think gold and pearls are so marvelous in heaven. Here on earth we use dirt and rocks for roads, in heaven, God uses gold. (Possibly metaphoric, but let’s pretend it’s literal.) If the ground is made of gold and the fences are made of pearls, what greater things must God have in store for us! I don’t think the point of heaven is the nice materials it’s made out of. We get to be with God for eternity, and the things that matter to us now — gold and wealth — they are meaningless in heaven! They are merely pavement for us to walk on.

hmmm interesting.. I think God does want to bless some people here on earth but not just to bless them, I think he wants us to use those blessings to bless others.. homeless, orphans, missionaries, etc. because what is the importance of money if we just spend it on ourselves selfishly? I do however think that there is nothing wrong with having nice things I have a roof over my head…my laptop i am typing on right this second ect… but I should be wise and give to others. Jesus said when we do for the least we do for him and yes I think we will be blessed in heaven if we do ceratin things as a christian. I don’t think that i like the prosperity message though, what about christians who have nothing you see? so maybe God blessed me so I could show Christ to others by blessing those who need it all things said, no one should frown upon another because of their money…

Jesus was homeless. Enough said. People were confused with Jesus because he didn’t come in worldly “glory and majesty”. He came in humility and was born in a feeding stable. I think that shows the character of God.

I would love to challenge you to find one piece of scripture telling us that God desires for us to be rich or wealthy. All I can find is Jesus telling the rich and wealthy to sell everything. Give it all up and be satisfied in Him even to the point of suffering and dying. We in America ask the wrong questions. Do you think Christians living underground in Asia and the Middle East are asking “Is it ok to have nice stuff?”. That whole parable about the rich man… that’s directed towards people who are worried about that question.