2 Chronicles 25:9

A very important question this seemed to be to the king of Judah, and possibly it is of even more weight for you, O Christian, when you are tried and tempted. To lose money is at no time pleasant, and when principle involves it, the flesh is not always ready to make the sacrifice. “Why lose what could be so usefully employed? May not the truth itself be bought too dear? What shall we do without it? Remember the children, and our small income!”

All these things and a thousand more would tempt the Christian to put forth his hand to unrighteous gain, or to refrain from carrying out his conscientious convictions when they involve serious loss. Not all people can view these matters in the light of faith; and even among the followers of Jesus, the doctrine of “we must live” carries sufficient weight.

The Lord is able to give you much more than this is a very satisfactory answer to the anxious question. Our Father holds the purse-strings, and what we lose for his sake he can repay a thousandfold. It is ours to obey his will, and we may rest assured that he will provide for us.

The Lord will be no one’s debtor in the end. Saints know that a grain of heart's-ease is of more value than a ton of gold. He who wraps a threadbare coat around a good conscience has gained a spiritual wealth far more desirable than any he has lost. God’s smile and a dungeon are enough for a true heart; his frown and a palace would be hell to a gracious spirit.

Let the worst come to the worst, let all the talents go, we have not lost our treasure, for that is above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God. Meanwhile, even now, the Lord makes the meek inherit the earth, and no good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.