Money is deeply important—not because of its physical form, but because of what it reveals about the heart, priorities, and mastery in a person’s life. In the context of “The Absent Father, the Wounded Nation”, money becomes a spiritual diagnostic tool that exposes who or what you truly worship.
Here’s how:
Money Reveals Allegiance: Which Master You Serve
Jesus famously said in Matthew 6:24:
“You cannot serve both God and mammon (money).”
This isn’t about cash—this is about lordship. In a fatherless generation, where masculine spiritual leadership has collapsed, people subconsciously look to money for the safety, identity, and validation they would have received from a present, godly father.
In the absence of God the Father, mammon steps in as a substitute father. People serve it, fear it, and make decisions based on its approval. This reflects a false worship—one of fear and survival, not faith and sonship.
Money Exposes Identity: Child of God or Orphan Mindset?
In Luke 15, the prodigal son asked for his inheritance and left his father’s house—symbolic of many today who pursue wealth and independence instead of relationship and obedience.
The orphan mindset says:
- “I must accumulate or I will be nothing.”
- “My value is in my possessions, not in my Father’s love.”
But a child of God says:
- “My Father provides for me.”
- “Money is a tool, not a god.”
Fatherlessness leaves a wound that money attempts to cover—but it never heals. Healing begins when one returns to the Father, like the prodigal, and begins to trust and obey rather than strive and hoard.
Money is a Tool for Worship or Idolatry
How money is earned, spent, saved, or hoarded reflects our internal relationship with God. Do we tithe? Do we give sacrificially? Are we generous in secret? Do we trust that God sees in secret and will reward openly?
When money is used to build God’s kingdom, support the vulnerable, and meet needs—it reflects a heart of peace, a spirit of sonship.
But when money is:
- hoarded out of fear,
- flaunted for status,
- used to control others,
- or kept to insulate against risk,
…it has become an idol. You are owned by what you refuse to release.
“The things you own, own you.”
Money in a Fatherless Nation Becomes a God
A fatherless nation is often marked by:
- rampant materialism,
- moral collapse,
- spiritual apathy.
Why? Because money becomes the surrogate father—promising protection, power, identity, and influence. Yet it cannot teach discipline, instill love, or provide eternal security. Only the Heavenly Father can.
Redemption: Returning the Treasure to the True King
When a man or nation turns back to the Father:
- money is dethroned,
- identity is restored,
- giving becomes joyful,
- stewardship replaces selfishness.
In Matthew 6:21, Jesus says:
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
If your treasure is in kingdom work, righteousness, generosity, service, then your heart is with the Father.
Conclusion
In a wounded, fatherless nation, how we view and use money is a thermometer of our spiritual health. Money is not neutral—it reflects either a heart of peace under God or a heart of war in fear and idolatry. To worship the right Master, we must lay our treasures at His feet, trust in His provision, and use our resources to build eternal legacies, not fleeting empires.
