Thursday, April 12, 2012

Daily Prayer_April 12, 2012

The Word of God for wisdom:

Proverbs 13:2-3 (NLT)
2
Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
3 Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.

The Word of God for inspiration:

Psalm 82:1-4 (NLT)
1
God presides over heaven's court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings:
2
"How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked? Interlude
3
"Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
4
Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.

Psalm 82:8 (NLT)
8 Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.

The Word of God for encouragement:

Luke 16:9-11 (HCSB)
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And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous money so that when it fails, they may welcome you into eternal dwellings.
10
Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
11 So if you have not been faithful with the unrighteous money, who will trust you with what is genuine?

My observation:

If God has blessed you with financial resources in this world it is possible to earn returns on the wise investment of those resources. The systems of the world may not return you a large reward, but your heavenly Father will if you use your wealth wisely.

This passage informs us that the wise use of money won't gain you an entrance to heaven, but it will render benefits that will be stored up for you in heaven. Now this type of investment is safer than any investment you will ever make in this world in any asset class.

Investing in the work of bringing people into the kingdom of God, and helping those who are needy will yield a huge rate of return, and pay rich dividends. Also, God honors and blesses faithful stewards regardless of the size of your portfolio. I am so glad that God blesses not just the wealthiest among us, but the faithful.

Luke 16:10 (HCSB)
10 Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.

My prayer:

Father God, my dear Father, I pray that you will find in me a servant that will use wisely all that you entrust into my hands. Father God, help me, by your divine power, to be a person who loves people, and uses the things entrusted to me for the glory of God, and the blessing of others. Amen.



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1 Timothy 4:4-5 (HCSB)
4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
5 since it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.


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