Enough!

" 'Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar?
Did not your father have food and drink?
He did what was right and just, so all went wll with him.
He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know Me?' declares the LORD." ~Jeremiah 22:15-16

In an age caught up in planning for the future, establishing fat retirement accounts and purchasing insurance for every possible contingency, as a Christ follower I am called to consider how I choose to invest each day's resources. Am I piling up money and goods for a future I may never know? Or am I spending myself and my wealth on an eternal harvest that is sure to come?

I have come to the conclusion that seeking wealth is idolatry--accumulating things blocks my ministry to people. Once I begin the piles, I never have enough. Slowly, inch by inch, my life is overrun by the care of what will perish while the care of what can remain with God through Christ for eternity is ignored.

Lord, forgive me for desiring to pad my cushion while stealing comfort from others by my silence or disinterest. Give me the courage to live according to the light You have shown me.