In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus urges His disciples to follow certain spiritual or vertical, disciplines and values. The first spiritual discipline Jesus requires of those who want to be one of His solutions is the discipline of Biblical stewardship --- understanding that all we have and are belongs to God, and we are only managers. God rewards private and devout giving and openly rewards what is done in secret. It reflects a vertical focus on God rather than on impressing people. 

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