Good Thursday morning to you! The sky is turning bright outside, which coincidentally means that I am running a bit late this morning. :-) This does happen to most of us on some days. Today I read an article on the super-rich. It's funny that we once had articles on the rich, but now that is no longer enough, the rich don't bear mention, only the super-rich. Part of the article spoke of the rise in the number of gated communities; it seems that islands of wealth are now taking the place of the castles that once set the nobility apart from the crowd. Money is now the dividing line between the nobles and the rest of us. It is interesting that these noble networks have resources for philanthropy, and probably a false prophet or two to tell them how "good" they are. You have probably noticed that this has not changed from Jesus' time when He pointed out the self-righteous wealthy man giving a large amount of money while the poor widow gave all that she had. It is noted how easy it is to give from an abundance, I would do it and you would too. Win 400 million in the lottery and all of us would give large amounts to a charity. However, it is the daily, weekly, and monthly gifts that do both your heart and the charity or church the most good. The amount may seem small, but the Lord knows how much it is in truth. It is kind of funny that I realized just today that storing up treasure in heaven takes practice. A little giving each day, week, or month. A good deed done each day. Faithfully practice giving and one day we will see a treasure in heaven that we could not have imagined while on this earth. Take those little steps and trust in the Lord to provide for you.
Great and glorious is our Lord!
Bucky
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