I am weary this morning, Father. Help me to focus on You and in so doing to be strengthened. May my brain and body be stimulated by Your awesome presence. Amen.
Matthew 10:1-15 (<<click the green)
Lord, there are all kinds of teachable points in this passage. One other key directive, found at the end of verse 8 is,
“Freely you have received; freely give.” NIV
Many of us, Lord, have received so much on so many different levels. In reality, we are blessed beyond the ability of our minds to comprehend. As I sit here pondering several things come to mind, and I’m sure many more things could be brought up.
We might not classify ourselves as “rich” but most of us have our daily needs met – we eat our fill, we sleep in comfort, the roof over our head is solid, our leisure time is free to use as we would like.
All in all, we are not lonely – we have friends and family, coworkers, neighbors, fellow walkers along this journey of life.
We all have our aches and pains but for the most part, we are sound of body and mind. We get to do the things that need to be done and things we desire to do. We can readily process the mental challenges of life – getting where we need to go, balancing our checkbook, making and then filling our grocery lists.
We are given time in equal amounts and though we are “busy” we each choose how we use that allowance. Yes, it is a highly valued commodity but as a whole, no one dictates how we spend every moment of every day.
And I surely could go on but the point is we are blessed beyond measure – and it all comes from Your bounteous hand of generosity and providence. So what is our responsibility? As we go out into the world around us You say to us, Lord, “Freely you have received; freely give.”
There is no reason to hoard our blessings. We have no excuse to not freely give from the abundance we have received. Lord, give me the ability to discern where I can most effectively give. Amen.
Mar 18th, 2018, Sun, 6:46 am
