Are You Rich?
Posting on the blogsite this morning has become somewhat of a problem and I probably should just leave it be and forget the whole venture! I already botched up one attempt and now here I am, trying again.... its just my stubborn nature!! Anyway, what I had planned to post (actually, I didn't have a clue) was something about wealth pretaining to what the bible says about riches.... Often we are led to think that being wealthy and having many possessions is a sign of selfishness and greed and in no way is part of God's plan for us...I turned on the tube this morning and was listening to a popular preacher's wife and this was her topic..I hadn't heard her before, but had listened to her husband quite a bit and although she wasn't as gifted a preacher as her husband, she brought out some good points. First and foremost, she said that everything we own already belongs to God...He just allows us to use it and leaves it up to us as to how we use it. Some have more than others and some put what God gives them to better use than others. That is common knowledge.
If we are going to view wealth as to material things, its easy to see who has what and how much and so on. I want to look upon wealth in another sense this morning.............I want to ask "What spiritual wealth do you possess?" To me, having spiritual wealth is of utmost importance...having the knowledge that we are in God's care and that he values us as His means more to me than anything that I can put my hands on or count in my bank account..Scripture tells us not to build up treasures here, but to put our stock in the things of eternity...every material possession we own on this earth will mean nothing to us when we leave our earthly bodies...............but everything we store in our spirits, such as love, kindness, mercy, and all good things God has put into our hearts will remain with us and will be "stored up" for us when we reach our destination...........that is true wealth....There's nothing wrong with having "stuff" and you can be rich in one sense and poor in another..........It is my wish to have spiritual wealth first and trust God to bless me with things I need to sustain me here. How about you?
posted by ruthrap @ Tuesday, August 29, 2006
5 Comments:
I love the way you put things in words.I know I want more spirtual wealth in my life.I need to take a good hard look at my life and put things in order.I need to put God first.It seems the more we have (stuff)the more we want but may not need.
Our pastor went to El Salvador for 10 days on a missions trip. He just got back in the office today and told us about the incredible move of God down there.
People are willing to walk 4 miles each way to come to a church service. That's dedication! Especially when you consider they must walk through a terrible gang infested area. These gangs prey on children and try to recruit them as young as 8 or 9 years old.
They are hungry for God. These physically hungry and poor people are actually rich in the Lord eyes. They are full of faith, hope, and love - heavenly treasures.
you are so right, jimmybob, if only people who think they are so rich in our "nation of plenty" could hunger for the wealth that Jesus offers! thanks for your input. If we could all expierence what your pastor expierenced in El Salavdor, perhaps we could get a handle on what true "wealth" actually is!
jimmybob, i'm having problems leaving a comment on your site so i will tell you here that your last post about the soldiers was excellent....and we are in constant battle with the enemy, we need courageous soldiers like the ones you told of in Iraq..."no man left behind" is a good policy!!!
Ruthrap, thanks for letting me know about the problem. I was suspecting something. I think it has to do with the fact I'm using Blogger in Beta, the upgrade to Blogger. Not sure what to do about that except perhaps revert back, unless I don't want any comments! That would be boring.
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