Prov 30:8-9 ...
Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
It is written that we are to give up all we own to follow after our LORD *GOD*! HE says it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter Heaven! And, for great reason has this been said!!!
When we are born, we are reliant upon our Parent(s), to provide for us! We do NOT ever wonder where care is coming from, we naturally trust, believe, and, expect them to provide for our every need! As we grow, we learn from the WORLD, instead of from the WORD, and, set out to acquire all that we can, never looking back to the Parent(s), or, too much dependency upon anyone, save for ourselves! We are so far removed from our REAL PARENT, *GOD*, that we do not have HIM foremost in our minds, and, hearts, instead, IF HE is present in our lives, HE is in the background, saved for special moments, and, times!!!
Now, the reason that riches are subject to discussion, and, are referred to in a negative way by the LORD, is because, in our pursuit of riches, we become ONE with the WORLD, and, not with HIM! We cannot serve two masters, lest we LOVE one, and, detest the other! When we are pursuing riches outside of a relationship with HIM, we are not developing into the righteous of HIS elect, instead, as another of the WORLD; living far outside the precepts of HIS WORD, and, the statutes of HIS WILL, which means, we are not OF HIM!!!
IF we LOVE HIM, we do not worry about where anything will come from, for we KNOW that HE has it covered, just as our Parent(s) did in our youth! We don't NEED to pursue, nor, excel, for we ARE already heirs to fortunes unimaginable, and, our every need WILL be attended to when we are ONE with HIM, over all else!!!
I KNOW this for fact, as I have lost, and/or, walked away from everything before, several times, and, HE brought me up! My arising could have been even greater than it was, IF I was fully aware of the fact that I was learning an imperative, and, viable lesson, in HIS WILL! HE DID so provide for my every need! It is amazing, and, so very difficult to convey, as it is not something people easily believe, nor, experience, yet, TRUE it is!!!
Phil 4:11-13 (Phi) ...
For I have learned to be content, whatever the circumstances may be. I know now how to live when things are difficult and I know how to live when things are prosperous. In general and in particular I have learned the secret of eating well or going hungry--of facing either plenty or poverty. I am ready for anything through the strength of the One who lives within me.
Phil 4:12 (NAS) ...
I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.
Phil 4:12-13 (Jer) ...
I know how to be poor and I know how to be rich, too. I have been through my initiation and now I am ready for anything anywhere: full stomach or empty stomach, poverty or plenty. There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength.
The above is what I have learned, and, how I feel! I am comfortable right now, but, I do not take what I have for granted, nor, do I live as if I could never lose all I have again, because ONLY HE KNOWS, yet, I remain content, because I BELIEVE in HIM, and, HIS POWERFUL presence in my life!!!
Think back to when you were first out on your own, or, beginning a Married life; you were without many things, but, you gained along the way! Also, never forget that the least of us, or, the poor, are heirs to HIS KINGDOM, and, are subject to greatness! Never feel isolated, jealous, or, longing for riches, as, this is a huge stumbling block placed in your path, that you easily fall prey to what the deceiver has in store for you! Those who have obtained, especially outside of, and, away from HIM; those who do not share, but instead, store up, HAVE their lot in hand!!!
You see, HE WANTS us to rely on HIM, and, to LET HIM do HIS thing, which is to LOVE, care for, and, provide for us, while guiding, directing, protecting, empowering, and, enriching us, which HE most certainly WILL DO, IF we alter our state, and, choose HIM OVER ALL ELSE. Really, when you think about it deeply, you surely must realize the temporal state of our existence, and, see that all of the stuff in life is hindering, in many ways. Not to say that HE doesn't want us to have stuff, HE does, but, stuff that HE has bestowed upon us, not stuff that the WORLD has bestowed upon us, for that stuff is weighty, and, tainted, in many, many ways!!!
Could YOU, seriously, give up everything you own, and, follow HIM? This is one of the greatest challenges to humanity! It is that anxiety inducing choice which leaves us trembling, and, wondering about it all, however, it should be an awakening to TRUE devotion!!!
As you live, realize that you live for HIM, there is no other reason under the Sun for your life! HE alone, IS the gist of your life! HE alone, is the provider, benefactor, our source, our LIGHT, our salvation, our pillar, our tower, our rock, our fortress, our deliverer, our ruler of all rulers, our KING of all Kings, and, our only HOPE!!!
When you place HIM first in your life, all else follows, and, flows! Our LORD, our *GOD* is an awesome POWER to be reckoned with! While HE is not visible, HE is with you every second of your life, and, HE KNOWS all you think, say, or, do, at all times! HE is sitting patiently waiting for you to come to HIM, to humble yourselves in acceptance that HE, alone IS all provision! As we do this, HE then unleashes on our behalf, and, NOTHING in this world can undo what HE has done!!!
This week, give thought to HIM, to this message, and, to your choices! Share what you have with others, be concerned for others, in the example of the LOVE HE so freely gives, and, shares with you! Think not about things, nor, acquisition, instead, about how you can align to HIS WAYS, and, aid the world, your neighbor! Stand in pure trust of HIM, and, HE will never let you down, I KNOW this to be true, and, I also know, that HE is billions of times more reliable that Earthly Parents, in EVERY way! HE IS MY LORD, MY *GOD*, the CREATOR of all I am, all I see, all I think, all I do, and, I honour HIM with as much alignment, and, FAITH, as I can feasibly muster, because HE has proven to me that nothing else in this material, fading world can touch HIS FAITHFUL deliverance unto HIS Children!!! PRAISE *GOD* always, and, become what HE intended you to be, HIS Child, trusting, and, sure of HIS WAYS!!!!
REV. LWINSOR © 2011
ALL RIGHTS RETAINED/RESERVED IN AUTHORSHIP
*except for BIBLICAL, and/or, other references*
Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
It is written that we are to give up all we own to follow after our LORD *GOD*! HE says it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter Heaven! And, for great reason has this been said!!!
When we are born, we are reliant upon our Parent(s), to provide for us! We do NOT ever wonder where care is coming from, we naturally trust, believe, and, expect them to provide for our every need! As we grow, we learn from the WORLD, instead of from the WORD, and, set out to acquire all that we can, never looking back to the Parent(s), or, too much dependency upon anyone, save for ourselves! We are so far removed from our REAL PARENT, *GOD*, that we do not have HIM foremost in our minds, and, hearts, instead, IF HE is present in our lives, HE is in the background, saved for special moments, and, times!!!
Now, the reason that riches are subject to discussion, and, are referred to in a negative way by the LORD, is because, in our pursuit of riches, we become ONE with the WORLD, and, not with HIM! We cannot serve two masters, lest we LOVE one, and, detest the other! When we are pursuing riches outside of a relationship with HIM, we are not developing into the righteous of HIS elect, instead, as another of the WORLD; living far outside the precepts of HIS WORD, and, the statutes of HIS WILL, which means, we are not OF HIM!!!
IF we LOVE HIM, we do not worry about where anything will come from, for we KNOW that HE has it covered, just as our Parent(s) did in our youth! We don't NEED to pursue, nor, excel, for we ARE already heirs to fortunes unimaginable, and, our every need WILL be attended to when we are ONE with HIM, over all else!!!
I KNOW this for fact, as I have lost, and/or, walked away from everything before, several times, and, HE brought me up! My arising could have been even greater than it was, IF I was fully aware of the fact that I was learning an imperative, and, viable lesson, in HIS WILL! HE DID so provide for my every need! It is amazing, and, so very difficult to convey, as it is not something people easily believe, nor, experience, yet, TRUE it is!!!
Phil 4:11-13 (Phi) ...
For I have learned to be content, whatever the circumstances may be. I know now how to live when things are difficult and I know how to live when things are prosperous. In general and in particular I have learned the secret of eating well or going hungry--of facing either plenty or poverty. I am ready for anything through the strength of the One who lives within me.
Phil 4:12 (NAS) ...
I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.
Phil 4:12-13 (Jer) ...
I know how to be poor and I know how to be rich, too. I have been through my initiation and now I am ready for anything anywhere: full stomach or empty stomach, poverty or plenty. There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength.
The above is what I have learned, and, how I feel! I am comfortable right now, but, I do not take what I have for granted, nor, do I live as if I could never lose all I have again, because ONLY HE KNOWS, yet, I remain content, because I BELIEVE in HIM, and, HIS POWERFUL presence in my life!!!
Think back to when you were first out on your own, or, beginning a Married life; you were without many things, but, you gained along the way! Also, never forget that the least of us, or, the poor, are heirs to HIS KINGDOM, and, are subject to greatness! Never feel isolated, jealous, or, longing for riches, as, this is a huge stumbling block placed in your path, that you easily fall prey to what the deceiver has in store for you! Those who have obtained, especially outside of, and, away from HIM; those who do not share, but instead, store up, HAVE their lot in hand!!!
You see, HE WANTS us to rely on HIM, and, to LET HIM do HIS thing, which is to LOVE, care for, and, provide for us, while guiding, directing, protecting, empowering, and, enriching us, which HE most certainly WILL DO, IF we alter our state, and, choose HIM OVER ALL ELSE. Really, when you think about it deeply, you surely must realize the temporal state of our existence, and, see that all of the stuff in life is hindering, in many ways. Not to say that HE doesn't want us to have stuff, HE does, but, stuff that HE has bestowed upon us, not stuff that the WORLD has bestowed upon us, for that stuff is weighty, and, tainted, in many, many ways!!!
Could YOU, seriously, give up everything you own, and, follow HIM? This is one of the greatest challenges to humanity! It is that anxiety inducing choice which leaves us trembling, and, wondering about it all, however, it should be an awakening to TRUE devotion!!!
As you live, realize that you live for HIM, there is no other reason under the Sun for your life! HE alone, IS the gist of your life! HE alone, is the provider, benefactor, our source, our LIGHT, our salvation, our pillar, our tower, our rock, our fortress, our deliverer, our ruler of all rulers, our KING of all Kings, and, our only HOPE!!!
When you place HIM first in your life, all else follows, and, flows! Our LORD, our *GOD* is an awesome POWER to be reckoned with! While HE is not visible, HE is with you every second of your life, and, HE KNOWS all you think, say, or, do, at all times! HE is sitting patiently waiting for you to come to HIM, to humble yourselves in acceptance that HE, alone IS all provision! As we do this, HE then unleashes on our behalf, and, NOTHING in this world can undo what HE has done!!!
This week, give thought to HIM, to this message, and, to your choices! Share what you have with others, be concerned for others, in the example of the LOVE HE so freely gives, and, shares with you! Think not about things, nor, acquisition, instead, about how you can align to HIS WAYS, and, aid the world, your neighbor! Stand in pure trust of HIM, and, HE will never let you down, I KNOW this to be true, and, I also know, that HE is billions of times more reliable that Earthly Parents, in EVERY way! HE IS MY LORD, MY *GOD*, the CREATOR of all I am, all I see, all I think, all I do, and, I honour HIM with as much alignment, and, FAITH, as I can feasibly muster, because HE has proven to me that nothing else in this material, fading world can touch HIS FAITHFUL deliverance unto HIS Children!!! PRAISE *GOD* always, and, become what HE intended you to be, HIS Child, trusting, and, sure of HIS WAYS!!!!
REV. LWINSOR © 2011
ALL RIGHTS RETAINED/RESERVED IN AUTHORSHIP
*except for BIBLICAL, and/or, other references*
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