meet these needs and gain control. God has not only supplied enough for our needs, but also for the needs of others (2 Cor. 9:8–14). If He places in our hands resources meant for others and we use them for ourselves, what can He do but judge us, not only at the end of history, but now? Is this not a form of spiritual embezzlement? He designated the wealth for others, gave the accounting and management to us, but we kept it for ourselves. What would a moral God have us do? Is there not a clue as to
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