PSALM 62:10 (NLT)
And if your wealth increases,
don’t make it the center of your life.
1 TIMOTHY 6:18 (CEV)
Remind the rich to be generous and share what they have.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Those who have a lot are called to spread the wealth.
DAILY FODDER
Why is it that we usually think of ourselves as being less than rich while holding and controlling more wealth than most other people in the world?
PRAYER
Generous God, you are extravagently generous. We admit that your approach to giving hasn't fully caught on with us. Our default is to look for ways to hold on to as much as we can while appearing respectfully generous. Help me to shift into the next gear of generosity so that giving is my first impulse. I want to live generously—following in the footsteps of Jesus, our Savior. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
