FRIDAY May 8, 2009
I remember my first checking account. I was in High School and was so proud! Now for me the hardest thing was to keep up with what checks I wrote as well as the times that I went to the ATM. As a matter of fact, it was the register that got me in trouble. You see, I would always forget to write down my transactions. As you can see, I was a bad record keeper. Eventually I learned how to keep up with my spending. I have learned to be a pretty good record keeper. But no matter how good or bad my record keeping is, I can’t hold a candle to God. A lady once told me that “God is the master record keeper.” She was referring to Philippians 1:6 that says “…the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears.” (Message Translation)
What that means to us is that whatever God has given us….the gifts, talents, AND promises…he will not go back on His word. He will bring it to pass. He is the master record keeper. He knows how much is in your spiritual account. He knows what He has invested in you. He knows WHO will need to benefit from what’s in you AND He knows how much you have left. Ok, let’s take that a step further. God not only knows what He has put in you, but He knows how much you can take. He will “never let you be pushed past your limit.” (I Corinthians 10:13-Message Translation).
So as you continue to fight to do the right things and say the right words, and hang around the right people….God has already deposited favor, blessings, and endurance in your account. He knows what you have to give. Just let Him balance your account. Don’t respond to your difficult situation (or payout) in faithless flesh talk; let God write your check and balance your trouble with peace. You have more in your account than you realize. The bible reminds us that “…greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” (KJV) That’s because God is the master record keeper. Make this Friday a “F.R.E.S.H.” Friday!
I remember my first checking account. I was in High School and was so proud! Now for me the hardest thing was to keep up with what checks I wrote as well as the times that I went to the ATM. As a matter of fact, it was the register that got me in trouble. You see, I would always forget to write down my transactions. As you can see, I was a bad record keeper. Eventually I learned how to keep up with my spending. I have learned to be a pretty good record keeper. But no matter how good or bad my record keeping is, I can’t hold a candle to God. A lady once told me that “God is the master record keeper.” She was referring to Philippians 1:6 that says “…the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears.” (Message Translation)
What that means to us is that whatever God has given us….the gifts, talents, AND promises…he will not go back on His word. He will bring it to pass. He is the master record keeper. He knows how much is in your spiritual account. He knows what He has invested in you. He knows WHO will need to benefit from what’s in you AND He knows how much you have left. Ok, let’s take that a step further. God not only knows what He has put in you, but He knows how much you can take. He will “never let you be pushed past your limit.” (I Corinthians 10:13-Message Translation).
So as you continue to fight to do the right things and say the right words, and hang around the right people….God has already deposited favor, blessings, and endurance in your account. He knows what you have to give. Just let Him balance your account. Don’t respond to your difficult situation (or payout) in faithless flesh talk; let God write your check and balance your trouble with peace. You have more in your account than you realize. The bible reminds us that “…greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” (KJV) That’s because God is the master record keeper. Make this Friday a “F.R.E.S.H.” Friday!
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