This is a radical, powerful, little book! Alcorn explodes the false notions of money that we naturally acquire and reveals God’s plan for the blessings he entrusts to us. Viewing money from God’s perspective changes everything! It changes our view of possessions. It changes our view of ownership. It changes our view of investment. And most helpful, when we live for the heavenly treasure and not for earthly possessions, it increases our joy, both now and for eternity!

Alcorn grounds his reasoning, examples, and illustrations in Scripture. The book is formed around 6 principles. (1) God owns everything. I’m his money manager. (2) My heart always goes where I put God’s money. (3) Heaven, not earth, is my home. (4) I should live not for the dot but for the line. (5) Giving is the only antidote to materialism. (6) God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving.

There are many great one-liners throughout the book that punch you in the gut and/or drive home Alcorn’s point. One of my favorites is, “Don’t ask how your investment will be paying off in just thirty years. Ask how it will be paying off in thirty million years” (p. 19). That’s revolutionary. That’s biblical!