Giving reflects our heart
Reading: Ezra 3:1-7
The Israelites
had been given gold and silver. They headed back to Jerusalem. What was
the first thing that they did? They used their riches to re build the
altar. Their treasure was God. Study our spending, study how we handle
our money. It is a reflection of where our treasure lies. Do we put God
first in our spending? One of the hardest thing to let go off is our
security, our hold to material things. If this can be let go off, other
fleshly wants which consciously and unconsciously bring us much trouble
and hold us, easily slide off us and will not consume us. Life becomes
simpler.
Luke 3:7-14
We are privileged to always have more
than we need. We can always live with less. John the Baptist taught tax
collectors not to take more than needed. This is to say not to be
greedy. Our Lord Yeshua taught us to give our extras (as did John the
Baptist). We are taught also to be contented. These are secrets to
living simpler
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