June 15, 2010, – Tuesday: Today started out with my little alarm clock getting me up right on schedule…her schedule of course. After arriving at my office this morning I was again met with two benevolence cases. This morning I happened to be reading in Matthew and read a passage in chapter 6 which I comment on below. It was so fitting to the beginning of my day. After these two incidents I had a regular appointment to counsel a lady whose husband has walked out on her and her 4 children. This is the second case like this in the last several weeks. It saddens your heart that the father has said I can’t deal with the pressure any longer and walked away. Pastor Paul and I have been in contact with the first case and Paul will be following up on the second one later tonight or tomorrow. Our new Admin started Monday and agreed to come back today, which is wonderful news. She even said she would come back all week…that’s great news. After lunch I had several appointments leading me to the late afternoon and then home. Relaxed some with my wife over dinner read some and decided to turn in a little early.
Books Currently Reading: I am currently reading, 2012 The Bible and the End of the World by Mark Hitchcock; Sheep in Wolves Clothing by Valerie J. McIntyre; and just finished Lucifer Exposed by Derek Prince.
Current Bible Readings / Studies: I am currently reading and doing some studying in the 1st and 2nd Timothy. Paul is encouraging his young protégé to stay focused on what God has called you and live out the calling placed upon you with the laying on of hands.
Devotions: Still currently reading through the bible with a program that chronologically lays out the scriptures in the sequence they occurred or more likely to have occurred. Also in my devotions today I read this passage: Matthew 6:1-4 1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward! 3 But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. It spoke to me about our need to closely examine our own stewardship of what God has given to us. There is no argument from me that we are in severe economic times. Today so many of our folks are out of work due to the recession, that’s reality. In these times of growing needs and lessening incomes, God’s people (the church) are called to closely examine how we use the resources God has given us and we all should be praying and even seeking opportunities to help our brothers and sisters who have fallen on hard times. I am receiving more and more calls asking for help with food, gas and utilities as well as help with mortgage or rent payments. This passage of scripture teaches all of us to be careful and for us who are good stewards to be careful that we don’t sprain or dislocate our shoulders from patting ourselves on the back for doing a good job…thus robbing ourselves of the blessings God has given us. So, today I Pray Lord that when it comes to helping others all our motives would be pure and grant us wisdom and righteous godly logic in our stewardship…both in our own and those you have given to the church.
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