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Psalm 92

Of David.

It is good to praise the LORD,
to sing hymns to Your name, O Most High,

To proclaim Your steadfast love at daybreak,
Your faithfulness each night

With a ten-stringed harp,
with voice and lyre together.

You have gladdened me by Your deeds, O LORD;
I shout for joy at Your handiwork.

How great are Your works, O LORD,
how very subtle Or “profound.” Your designs!

A brutish man cannot know,
a fool cannot understand this:

though the wicked sprout like grass,
though all evildoers blossom,
it is only that they may be destroyed forever.

But You are exalted, O LORD, for all time.
Surely, Your enemies, O LORD,
surely, Your enemies perish;
all evildoers are scattered.

You raise my horn high like that of a wild ox;
I am soaked in freshening oil.

I shall see the defeat of my watchful foes,
hear of the downfall of the wicked who beset me.

The righteous bloom like a date-palm;
they thrive like a cedar in Lebanon;

planted in the house of the LORD,
they flourish in the courts of our God.

In old age they still produce fruit;
they are full of sap and freshness,

attesting that the LORD is upright,
my rock, in whom there is no wrong.

















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6/30/2019

Net Worth Does Not Matter

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Thumbing through the news Saturday night I found more news about rich people’s and celebrity net wealth than bad news. Why are we concerning ourselves with the net wealth of others? What does it matter how much money people make. I would rather get heartwarming stories of people’s good deeds that enrich the spirits of them an those around them.
For the prosperity gospel folks apparently hearing of someone’s money is good news, but what does that really get them, heart warm or heart ache? Jesus talked about wealth, yes, but the wealth He spoke of was not material, it was spiritual. Think about this: When Jesus was approached about taxes He went right to the knock-out punch by asking whose face is on the coin. The answer was Caesar’s so Jesus explains that we are to pay Caesar what is Caesar’s, but pay God what is God’s. So what is God’s?
We are God’s inheritance, not our physical material selves but our glorified Spiritual selves. Our wealth is in the Spirit so when we discuss wealth it truly is a personal matter. What we give to God is Worship and Praise that encompasses the Spiritual Gifts that we are given. Yes the money matters when it comes to building upkeep and supplying the staff with enough to live on but what truly matters is what have you done for God lately.
Remember the story of the rich man who had so much he had to build more buildings to hold all he had? What happened to him? He was taken the night he was boasting about all he had then when his spirit left, he had nothing. No joy, no happiness, nothing. His children wasted the material wealth that was left behind and there was truly nothing left of the man but a memory of his materialism. That is not a good legacy to leave behind. What kind of legacy will you leave?
When we move on what is more important, the contributions that helped society physically or spiritually. Will the person you helped remember you for the things given or the fact that you gave of yourself freely without need of accolades? I tell you the person who gives freely is doing for his or her fellow man (person) what God has done for us. God gives us Grace and Mercy freely so we should emulate God by giving of ourselves in the same manner.
The measure of a man is not how much he has stored up in the bank, the nice cars or the mansion; the measure is his friends, his relationships with people, his kindness, his joy shared with others, his sacrifice even when he has nothing but himself to give. Jesus expressed it like this, “Greater love has no man than he who would give his life for his friends” (John 15:13). Does the person who stores material riches have friends or potential moochers?
I bring up that verse as we approach the 4th of July. The United States celebrates that day as the declaration of independence from tyranny. What did it cost us? Many lives of husbands, brothers, sons, even daughters, wives, and mothers. They fought for freedom and we have wasted what they fought for.
Brothers and Sisters, do not worry about others financial status or another’s personal life except those who matter most in your immediate personal relationships. Remember, they are just people too but those who put their life out there are just needing others approval. Give of yourselves in the way Jesus gave to the people when He walked the earth. Love others as God loves us, both agape and hard love. Be safe and aware of our surroundings this holiday.
God’s Love, Grace, and Mercy envelop you,
Rob, Servant of God
  
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