What do you get when you trust God? What do you receive when you accept the
challenge to serve him with all you are and all you have? What does that
really mean?
In Matthew 12:28-30 we read: "One of the teachers of the law came and heard
them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked
him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" "The most
important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God,
the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all
your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'" I believe
that Jesus is saying that everything within us, all we have and all we own
has to be dedicated to God's service. Are you up to that challenge?
In Isaiah 6:8, we read of Isaiah receiving a challenge from God. He says:
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will
go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Has that been your response,
"Here am I. Send me?" We may not be able to go physically, but just like the
early church, we may provide funds which will allow others to go in our
place, we may provide encouragement that will give someone the strength to
give their lives to serve God.
I believe if we demonstrate our faith by committing our life and our things
to God he will bless us. In Ezekiel 34:26 we read of a blessing God
proclaims for David and one that I think still applies to us today. God
said: "And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing;
and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be
showers of blessing."
What do you get when you trust God? I believe that most of you have already
experienced that in your life when you've shared some part of your life and
your things with others. Challenge yourself and wait and see what other
blessings God will shower upon you!
Russ Lawson
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