COMING OUT AHEAD

The first time I served on jury duty was at a time 

when my wife and I could not afford the loss of 

work.  Yes, jury duty paid a trifle and milage.  But

that was not enough.

I prayed desperately about the situation.  Then went

ahead and did my duty as a citizen.  Praise God.

My employer paid my wages even while I was off

on jury duty.

To top it off.

When my jury money came in, I felt the least I do

was give it to my employer because he paid my

wages anyway.  But he would not even take it.

I was paid both my wages and the jury money too.

ISN'T GOD GREAT?

SPEND, SPEND, SPEND

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"Why do you spend money for what

is not bread, And your wages for what

does not satisfy?" 

(Isaiah 55:2 NASB)   

The joys and satisfaction of spending is very brief.

It may give you a house full of "stuff".  But you 

will not be satisfied with it.  Things do not fulfill

life and you will be spending again tomorrow trying

to be happy.  But it will not work. 

It was God himself who made the comment through

the prophet Isaiah.  He goes on to say:

"Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,

And delight yourself in abundance.

Incline your ear and come to Me.

Listen, that you may live;"

(isaiah 55:2b, 3 NASB)  

Our satisfaction needs to start with listening to

and paying attention to God's instructions.  That 

will be the only way we will get true satisfaction

in life.

A SHORT MEDITATION

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"A faithful man will abound with blessings,

but he who hastens to be rich will not go

unpunished."

(Proverbs 28:20 RSV)

Years ago a man came into the shop in his pickup

for something.  I would guess that the man was in 

his "fifties", a mature man.

The man was a machinist by trade.  And he explained

to me that he always went to the area that paid the 

highest wages in his trade.

He told me his wife had gotten tired of moving all

the time, so she was not with him.  All so, that every 

thing he owned was in the pickup.

So much for top pay.

You see it in the news all the time just like I do.

Some sports figure or celebrity who was worth

millions is now bankrupt.

"A miserly man hastens after wealth,

and does not know that want will

come upon him."

(Proverbs 28:22 RSV)

"The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,

but every one who is hasty comes only to want."

(Provers 21:5 RSV)