“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of
all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats
will be bursting with wine.” (Proverbs 3:9-10 ESV). Our verses are found in a
section revealing the rewards of wisdom. Here is an expression of the results
of honoring the Lord with our wealth. In our culture our wealth is from money
we earn working or in some cases from investments or gain through sales. At the
time these verses were written, much wealth was gained through agricultural
activity and they were to honor the Lord with the first part of their harvest. If
we honor the Lord with the first part of what he blesses us with, and not keep
it for ourselves, then there is the promise of further blessing. However, that
blessing may not be given in the form we are expecting. How he blesses us for
our honoring him is his choice.
Prayer
Father, so often believers do not honor you as they should,
only to lose what should have given, or even more, due to unwise choices, illnesses
or even accidents. As I have given from my “wealth” I am amazed at how you have
met my needs, even allowing me to teach Bible for so long in China. Even today
you have blessed me with such good health, allowing me to further invest in
kingdom work through prayer, gifts and disciple making through writing and
posting Bible studies. Father, thank you for your love, faithfulness and work
in my life.
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