HONOR THE LORD FIRST

 

Prov. 3:9-10 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything your land produces. Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with the finest wine.

       Honor the Lord with your wealth. No matter how much you may or may not have, you are wealthy if you are reading this. A third of the world barely has enough to survive on, let alone thrive. People everywhere are literally starving to death due to a lack of food or resources to buy it. So, the issue is what are we doing with what we have? Are we hoarding our wealth, using it for selfish purposes, letting it slip through our fingers without knowing where it is going, or perhaps relying on it for our security? Does it honor the Lord when we use our wealth with little regard for others or the kingdom of God? How much of what the Lord has entrusted to you do you use for His honor and glory? Do you even give the Lord a tithe offering? What kind of a message are we sending to the Lord when we give Him our leftovers or spare change?

       The Lord promises to bless those who honor Him. He promises that we will always have enough to both honor Him and live on. There will never be enough to give to the Lord if we don’t first trust Him and act in faith believing in His keeping His word to us.

       And, wealth is not necessarily confined to money. We are rich in so many other ways: intellectually, emotionally, giftedness, etc. Do we strive to honor the Lord in those areas of our lives as well?