DAILY BIBLE DEVOTION

 

Balance

This is my favorite Proverb. It talks

about two things that are so

important to following God's will.

Honesty is so necessary in life. The

person who lies has two things

going against him. The first is kind

of obvious. Once you know a

person lies or is dishonest in

business, how can you trust him or

her? Even when the person is

telling the truth, you don't believe

it. You wonder if you're being

cheated in business dealings. But

there's another problem for the person

 himself. The dishonest

person can't trust anyone els

either because he or she figure

everyone else lies or has an agend

that is out to get him or her. Th

second half of the prover

concerns balance. How much doe

any person need? I'm not askin

how much a person might want

but need. It's hard for the rich t

realize their dependence on God

This is why Jesus said it was easie

for a camel to walk through th

eye of the needle than a rich ma

to enter the Kingdom of God. An

the very poor can be tempted to

steal in order to take care of their

families, and thereby break the

commandments and offend the

God they love. When we think of

the early Christian church, they

seemed to understand this and

they made sure that their goods

were distributed so that all had

enough, and no one had an excess.

Prayer

Lord, please let honesty and a

generous spirit be the guiding

rules for my life, so that I will

always realize how much you have

given me and that I will not

dishonor my calling as a Christian.

Amen.