Thursday, September 24, 2015
Proverbs 3:9-10 Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the first fruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.
LESSONS FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR ... FROM PROVERBS (4)
We all learned in grade school that 2 + 2 = 4. We also learned that if you have 10 apples and give away 8 of them you must have fewer apples, 2 to be exact.
So let me ask you, is it possible to give something away and not have less, but more? Well, logic and mathematics do tell us that when you give something away you must of necessity have less. However, our Heavenly Father tells us that if we honor him with our possessions, time and talents, we will have more, not less.
The LORD has given each of us different gifts. I can barely add and subtract, but some of you have been blessed with the ability to spend the day calculating and keeping track of numbers. I use my hands to turn pages in books and to write and tap the keyboard of my computer, but some of you use your hands to feed cattle and to work the land. There are some of you who are given the ability to teach, while others hold positions of authority.
What's truly sad is that we often take these blessings for granted. Worst yet, we can take for granted the greatest gift of all. God sent His Only Son to this earth to suffer and die for us that through Him we might have everlasting life! He has given us His Word, which is able to make us wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
May the LORD help us that we may honor the LORD with our possessions -- in faith using them in His service as an expression of love for all that Christ has done for us.
