Good morning! How are we faithing? I am guilty of paying to much attention to life and the accouterments involved rather than those of God. I get concerned with bills, the house, the car, the cupboards etc. Natural I suppose but so are many other things that lead us astray. If one looks at those things one realizes that it is very selfish. I have a friend that had a successful business and sold it all including his house, bought an rv and hit the road at the Lords prompting to evangelize. Now not everyone is called to do that but the willingness to shed the things of this earthly comforts is a real inspiration to me. How free. How unencumbered. When I listened to his story of how it all came about, it encouraged me because of the awareness of the opening statement. Consider the message Jesus was telling in these verses;
Luk 12:22-34
Then Jesus told his disciples, "That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life—what you will eat—or about your body—what you will wear, because life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the crows. They don't plant or harvest, they don't even have a storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds! Can any of you add an hour to the length of your life by worrying? So if you can't do a small thing like that, why worry about other things? Consider how the lilies grow. They don't work or spin yarn, but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. Now if that's the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, how much more will he clothe you—you who have little faith? "So stop concerning yourselves about what you will eat or what you will drink, and stop being distressed, because it is the gentiles who are concerned about all these things. Surely your Father knows that you need them! Instead, be concerned about his kingdom, and these things will be provided for you as well. Stop being afraid, little flock, because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. "Sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don't wear out—a dependable treasure in heaven, where no thief can get close and no moth can destroy anything. Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
I don't believe he is telling all of us to dump everything we know but the message is clear. Don't let all those things become more important than they are. Don't give those things a more place of importance than they ought to be. Just think today if these things are holding you back from a close walk with the Lord. These things ought to enhance and not detract don't you think?
remember the Ray Walters family...remember Petra Phillips...
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the talent and the brains that allow us to get the things that add comfort to us. Open our minds to their place. Lord we ask for wisdom and opportunity to give and to receive honorably and righteously. Lord, help us with our unbelief and with our reliance. Let it be on you. in Jesus name, amen
Luk 12:22-34
Then Jesus told his disciples, "That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life—what you will eat—or about your body—what you will wear, because life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the crows. They don't plant or harvest, they don't even have a storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds! Can any of you add an hour to the length of your life by worrying? So if you can't do a small thing like that, why worry about other things? Consider how the lilies grow. They don't work or spin yarn, but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. Now if that's the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, how much more will he clothe you—you who have little faith? "So stop concerning yourselves about what you will eat or what you will drink, and stop being distressed, because it is the gentiles who are concerned about all these things. Surely your Father knows that you need them! Instead, be concerned about his kingdom, and these things will be provided for you as well. Stop being afraid, little flock, because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. "Sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don't wear out—a dependable treasure in heaven, where no thief can get close and no moth can destroy anything. Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
I don't believe he is telling all of us to dump everything we know but the message is clear. Don't let all those things become more important than they are. Don't give those things a more place of importance than they ought to be. Just think today if these things are holding you back from a close walk with the Lord. These things ought to enhance and not detract don't you think?
remember the Ray Walters family...remember Petra Phillips...
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the talent and the brains that allow us to get the things that add comfort to us. Open our minds to their place. Lord we ask for wisdom and opportunity to give and to receive honorably and righteously. Lord, help us with our unbelief and with our reliance. Let it be on you. in Jesus name, amen
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