Sold Out For Jesus daily devotion online
G. John White's first devotional Sold out for Jesus covers 12 vital themes of Christianity.
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January Topic: OBEDIENCE IS GREATER THAN SACRIFICE |
Of all the things I have had to learn over the length of my lifetime - this is the most important. If we don't get this right, the rest is impossible. So let's spend this first month of the year getting our priorities in the correct order. |
Matthew 6:19
DO NOT STORE UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES ON EARTH
Don't they just get in the way?
I remember a period in our family life when we first moved to New Zealand. A family of five with five suitcases to last us 12 months. All we would "possess" for the year was there in those five suitcases. Not an easy task "for Mother" who had to take into consideration four seasons of clothing too.
We lived in rented accommodation - in the end for nearly 18 months. I felt a great sense of "freedom" during that time. When the time finally came to emigrate, I would gladly have left all the "stuff" in England and started from scratch again. But we didn't!
But I can tell you, all the hassle of garage sales, decisions on what to bring, what to sell and what to throw away, created enormous pressure. We had a new car, could we sell it? No, you can't sell "new cars" privately. Then there was the house. As I said before we had enough trouble selling in London. This was now Stoke-on-Trent and the recession had really set in - it took another 4 years!
We don't have much "stuff". Mainly memories and memory joggers.
But what about those who do! The fear of burglaries, the fear of breakages, the fear or "crashes" both vehicular and financial? We all store up treasure in one place or another. Where do you store yours? At home? At the bank? In sport or pleasure? In things or in people?
I believe God expects us to have treasures - that's not the "sin"! But where are yours? Some would rather have a second home than support a missionary, church or ministry that is bringing in the Kingdom of God.
It may have more "value" on earth, but Jesus actually said, "don't do it!"
Honestly, where are you storing up your treasures?
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