The Poor don't get Poorer

These verses are usually misunderstood as “the poor get poorer” but they apply to your purpose and abilities. If you don’t use what God gives you, he gives it to those who have already shown their willingness to develop and find success with his gifts.  

Matthew 13:10-12 (TLB) 12-13 “For to him who has will more be given,” he told them, “and he will have great plenty; but from him who has not, even the little he has will be taken away. That is why I use these illustrations, so people will hear and see but not understand.

8/21/2022

Book of Psalms

 

There are 150 chapters in the Psalms, poetry and pathos the Jewish people read and sang to God and each other. Many are expressions of frustration followed by affirmation of the power of God in transcending each and every one of those frustrations.

Psalms 34:18-19 (TLB) 18 The Lord is close to those whose hearts are breaking; he rescues those who are humbly sorry for their sins. 19 The good man does not escape all troubles—he has them too. But the Lord helps him in each and every one.

8/13/2022

Eat, Drink and be Merry

A rich man ponders how to store his overflowing crop yields. He decides to build bigger barns and then: ”Eat, drink and be merry.”  God calls him a fool for looking only to earthly wealth to be rich when he needs to look to the eternal riches - relationship with God. 

 

Luke 12:16-21 (NLT) 16 Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. 17 He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’ 18 Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods. 19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’21 “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”

8/7/2022