“For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so […]
04/10/23 Daily Devotion – “…what I have I give to you.”
“Then Peter said, ‘Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.’” (Acts 3:6, NIV84) It really frustrates me when the church is characterized as being money-hungry. I have heard the phrase so often, “All they care about is money.” And I guess […]
02/08/23 Daily Devotion – Let’s know, believe, and act!
“Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’ His master replied, ‘I will judge […]
02/07/23 Daily Devotion – A proper stewardship focus!
“He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it. The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’ ‘Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you […]
01/19/2023 Daily Devotion – Are we trustworthy stewards?
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, […]
10/22/2022 Daily Devotion – It’s ours to manage, not control!
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38, NIV84) Because we are a fallen people, there exists a tension within our understanding of God’s place […]
