Sunday,
12 January 2014
Word of Hope for Today with
Bro. Rolly Custodio
What is World Richest Mean To You Than God? (Part-1)
‘…Life is not measured by how much you own.’ Luke 12:15 NLT
Today’s Insight
What does ‘the good
life’ mean to you? Driving the fastest car? Owning the biggest house? Wearing
the latest clothes and having the most prestigious job?
God’s
concept is very
different. Jesus said, ‘Guard against…greed. Life is not measured by how much
you own.’
GK Chesterton
said, ‘There are two ways to get enough.
One is to continue to accumulate more and
more.
The other is to desire less and less.
’
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
discovered this truth in a Soviet prison when his freedom, his friends, his
home and his books were taken away. After months of solitude in Antarctica, Admiral Richard Byrd wrote,
‘I’m learning…a man
can live profoundly without masses of things.’ What a great place to arrive at!
Harold
Sala writes, ‘People
today are possessed by possessions as no other generation…The more complex life
becomes, the more convinced we are that we need more to be happy. Having
obtained what we think we need, we soon become unhappy because a model with
more bells and whistles comes out… It takes far less than we think to discover
happiness if [it] comes from within and we break the stranglehold things have
on our lives.’
So, how much is
enough? Jesus told the rich young
ruler who wrestled with that question, ‘…Sell your possessions…give to the
poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven. Then come, follow Me’ (Matthew 19:21 NIV).
Not the answer he expected! Does that mean God is opposed to you having money?
No, He’s just against anything taking His place in your life! He knows that
‘Your heart will be where your treasure is’ (Matthew 6:21 NCV).
Today’s
Prayer
Heavenly Father thank you for your
Word today. Lord, I come before you with a humble heart. Lord thank you for your
Word today. I believe that having you is enough for my life. Lord let not my
heart attach to this world but let my heart love your church and do unselfish service
to others. Lord as you have said in your Word (Proverbs 8:35) that If we find
you we found life and special favor from you. Lord thank you for your favor to
me and to all your provision. Empowers me Lord not to be busy in getting money or
busy what the world wants but busy in communion and praying with you so that
our intimacy with you Lord becomes closer. Lord thank you for teaching us not
to love these world and its materials in it but to love you and your church and
our family and friends more than anything else for your glory. In Jesus Name,
Amen!
Prayer for Salvation
Lord I admit I am a sinner I repent of
all my sins and I receive you into my heart as my personal Lord and Savior
Amen. If you mean that prayer above from the bottom of your heart you are now
saved. It is God’s Word promise in John 3:16 that if you trust His Son Jesus
you will not die but you will have Eternal Life. Welcome to the family of God.
In order to grow in your faith with God please do these consistently starting
today; 1. Pray always 2. Read your Bible Daily 3. Attend Church Services
Regularly 4. Attend Prayer Meeting, Bible Study, Church Seminars and make God
first place in your life with your talents and finances 5. Lastly, witness
Jesus to others that they may receive Eternal Life also.
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