Reflecting God ~ Embrace Holy Living ~ Tuesday, 29 October 2013 ~ ”Generous Stewards” ~ Proverbs 22

Reflecting God ~ Embrace Holy Living ~ Tuesday, 29 October 2013 ~ ”Generous Stewards” ~ Proverbs 22:1 A good name is more desirable than great riches,

and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

2 The rich and the poor have this in common:

The LORD is the maker of them all.

3 A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself;

but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

4 The result of humility and the fear of the LORD

is wealth, honor, and life.

5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked:

whoever guards his soul stays from them.

6 Train up a child in the way he should go,

and when he is old he will not depart from it.

7 The rich rule over the poor.

The borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble,

and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed;

for he shares his food with the poor.

10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out;

yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully

is the king’s friend.

12 the LORD’s eyes watch over knowledge;

but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!

I will be killed in the streets!”

14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit.

He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child:

the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich,

both come to poverty.(Messianic WEB)

“Generous Stewards” by Kenneth E. Crow

One of my earliest memories is one of generous service. During World War II millions of servicemen and women traveled across the United States on troop trains on the way to assignments in the war. From Christmas day in 1941 until April of 1946 more than 6 million soldiers, sailors, and marines, 3,000 to 5,000 a day, visited the North Platte Canteen in the Union Pacific station. They were warmly greeted and fed by the women of North Platte and the surrounding towns. My mother joined with other women from our town in taking their turn to cook and serve. It was a time of rationing and shortages, but what they had was generously shared.

I am thankful that I grew up among people who took part in this kind of sacrifice and service. The memory that is probably the most special to me is that after it was over my mother, my aunt, and their neighbors and friends didn’t talk much about what they had done. It was almost as if they didn’t see their sacrifice and service as anything especially noteworthy. We are stewards of the resources God has given us and have a heritage of sharing.

Hymn for Today:

”Give of Your Best To The Master” by Howard B. Grose

1. Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth;
Throw your soul’s fresh, glowing ardor
Into the battle for truth.
Jesus has set the example,
Dauntless was He, young and brave;
Give Him your loyal devotion;
Give Him the best that you have.

Refrain:
Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth;
Clad in salvation’s full armor,
Join in the battle for truth.

2. Give of your best to the Master;
Give Him first place in your heart;
Give Him first place in your service;
Consecrate every part.
Give, and to you will be given;
God His beloved Son gave;
Gratefully seeking to serve Him,
Give Him the best that you have.

Refrain:
Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth;
Clad in salvation’s full armor,
Join in the battle for truth.

3. Give of your best to the Master;
Naught else is worthy His love;
He gave Himself for your ransom,
Gave up His glory above.
Laid down His life without murmur,
You from sin’s ruin to save;
Give Him your heart’s adoration;
Give Him the best that you have.

Refrain:
Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth;
Clad in salvation’s full armor,
Join in the battle for truth.

Thought for Today:

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me’”(Matthew 25:40).

Prayer Needs:

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