(This section of this newsletter has no Biblical or theological significance, it is only meant to make you laugh or at least smile) "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones" (Proverbs: 17:22)
The Fall
A man named Jack was walking along a steep cliff one day, when he accidentally got too close to the edge and fell. On the way down he grabbed a branch, which temporarily stopped his fall. He looked down and to his horror saw that the canyon fell straight down for more than a thousand feet.
He couldn't hang onto the branch forever, and there was no way for him to climb up the steep wall of the cliff. So Jack began yelling for help, hoping that someone passing by would hear him and lower a rope or something.
HELP! HELP! Is anyone up there? "HELP!"
He yelled for a long time, but no one heard him. He was about to give up when he heard a voice. Jack, Jack. Can you hear me?"
"Yes, yes! I can hear you. I'm down here!"
"I can see you, Jack. Are you all right?"
"Yes, but who are you, and where are you?
"I am the Lord, Jack. I'm everywhere."
"The Lord? You mean, GOD?"
"That's Me."
"God, please help me! I promise if, you'll get me down from here, I'll stop sinning. I'll be a really good person. I'll serve You for the rest of my life."
"Easy on the promises, Jack. Let's get you off from there; then we can talk."
"Now, here's what I want you to do. Listen carefully."
"I'll do anything, Lord. Just tell me what to do."
"Okay. Let go of the branch.""What?" "I said, let go of the branch. Just trust Me. Let go."
There was a long silence.
Finally Jack yelled, "HELP! HELP! IS ANYONE ELSE UP THERE?"
A Word for Today
How to do relate with 'giving'?
"Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work. Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give."
-Proverbs 21:25-26 (NLT)
Our text says that the godly 'love' to give, they have a good relationship with giving, an adage says, 'the hand that gives is always on top', some people only are concerned about themselves. They hoard possessions and focus their attention on getting pleasure and being rewarded for their efforts, the Bible warns us specifically that these are characteristics of "the sluggard or the lazy man."
A sluggard is not concerned with faithfulness or responsibility, but wants to do as little as possible. Instead of working, such a person is filled with cravings for things "all day long", they look for ways to get rather than give, their hand is always below stretched out to receive. Albert Einstein said, "The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving." Some people's lives are of low value because they are always receiving and never giving or blessing lives around them.
The people who fear and please God are different, they seek to order their lives according to His Word, they desire to do the right thing and work hard, as unto the Lord (Colossians 3:23-34).
Those who aim to please God have an attitude of giving. They realize that everything they have is a gift from Him. Since the Bible tells us "God loves a cheerful giver" (2 Corinthians 9:7), they look for opportunities to give instead of receiving, they are generous and do not "hold back."
Examine your life today, what is your attitude toward possessions, gifts, talents? Are you a selfish or a generous person? Do you hoard your time and resources? Do you pursue every opportunity to serve GOD with the resources He has given you?
Be challenged to use your talents and invest your resources to advance God's Kingdom. Seek to obey and serve Him, and cultivate a life of giving. Be generous with what God has given you, and don't hold back!
Confession
I am a giver, my hands will always be on top, I will always work hard and freely share the time, talent, and treasure and resources God has given to me. Halleluyah
Thoughts for Inspiration
"The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving."
-Albert Einstein
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