Acts 19:21-41
“Follow the money.” It’s a familiar saying in our culture. If you really want to know what and why things are happening, just follow the money. It has always been true, even in Ephesus. Diana brought in a great trade in the sale of idols. And you know that people are serious about a different God when they burn the books of their old gods in order to follow this new God and the value of the books is in the category of millions of dollars. Demetrius the silversmith was worried. His income was drastically cut as a result of this new God that Paul had been proclaiming. It didn’t matter that the sick were healed and that people were set free from their demonic bondage. All that mattered to Demetrius was the money. Follow the money. The glory of Jesus was irrelevant to him.
Sad to say we are often like Demetrius. When push comes to shove, the glory of Jesus just isn't as important as the money. That is why Paul prayed for the Ephesians that they would see the riches of the glory of His (Jesus) inheritance in the saints (Eph. 1:18). When we understand the value of His glory and that that value is greatest when He changes lives, then the value of money loses its appeal. No longer is it 'follow the money' but it becomes, 'follow the glory'. His glory is great, especially when it changes your life. Indeed we serve a glorious King! Speak His glory to someone today!
--Pastor John
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