30 May 2011; Prov 3

Provs 3
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.

11 My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.

What a wonderful promises! It may, however, to some see that our God is one that demands good things for good blessings. That is if you honour your Lord with your wealth, firstfruit, then..

But if we read v11 and v12, it is not that if you do not honour the Lord with your wealth and firsfruit, then come the Lord discipline.

The Lord will reproof, but not because of what your transaction is, but the Lord is interested in our overall being.

He is interested in our wealth, our firsfruit, what we do, who we are - v12 as a father to his son, in whom the father delights.

Many of us hate to give away our wealth, and many of us hate to be discipline. It is about we. But being God centered, our wealth, our being,is about God, the Lord.

Isn't not good to give unto the Lord, and submit unto Him.

I took them positively, give to the Lord because that is acknowledging Him. Moreover, it is the Lord who bless and what more, then 10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.

The Lord is the God who is interested in our all. I live my life for Him.