Daily Devotional, Year 4, October 22 (SQUIRRELING-AWAY MONEY)
By admin On February 8th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 4, October 22
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SQUIRRELING-AWAY MONEY
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“Give, and it shall be given unto you;
good measure, pressed down, and shaken together,
and running over, shall men give into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete withal
it shall be measured to you again.”
Luke 6:38
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Most people love the beauty of nature. But though it’s true that nature is beautiful, many do not fully appreciate that nature is also a great teacher!
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And one little varmint which repeatedly teaches us a great lesson, is the squirrel. Every summer, this little teacher/metaphor is busy, busy, storing up food for the winter.
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And of course, the Christian can translate this into heavenly terms.
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Acorn Squirrel – wikimedia – share-alike license
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THE SAFEST BANK BY FAR!
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“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.”
Matthew 6:19-21
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Why do the children of light save up our money in earthly banks, and get our counsel from worldly advisers? The Bible tells us of the safest of all banks, and of the wisest of all counselors.
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Yes, the bank of Heaven is the safest bank, and the Lord is the best money-adviser by far!
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And the Bible gives such great financial advice as this promise regarding giving and receiving.
Listen… “Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth,
the same shall he receive of the Lord,
whether he be bond or free.”
Ephesians 6:8.
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Do you see the wonderful promise here? Whatever good thing that any man does, the same shall he receive from the Lord!
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What an amazing promise!
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BE A GENTLE BREEZE!
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Now there are many Christians who have a spouse and even children who are not so much in agreement about these things.
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Well, for God’s own purposes, He has placed many-a Christian in that very situation! And the Christian is, in essence, a steward and provider for that family-with-different-viewpoints.
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And so, as a result, the Christian will not be able to give nearly as much as, say, a single Christian.
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And in these situations, the Christian, while personally living a life of self-denying love and service for them, should consider their comfort, and contentment, and happiness in life.
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Family eating meal – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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MANY VARYING FACTORS!
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And there are many elderly and infirm persons, who must meet their monthly expenses, to keep up a reasonable and comfortable and joyful lifestyle (but not an extravagant lifestyle, dear Pilgrim).
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The Lord understands all these different factors. And we must remember that the Lord’s Army is a “Volunteer Army”! And so, we must never badger or force others to join!
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Elderly Couple – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike
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SPIRITUAL RICHES
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“…freely ye have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses…for the workman is worthy of his meat.” Matthew 10:8-10
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And there is an added blessing for all those who store their money in the Bank of 
Heaven. You see, the wonderful thing is, the more you give, the more God returns the blessing, in the form of spiritual riches! So, there’s a double reward!
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But there are many, who have a thin, anemic spirituality, that can be traced right back to the little that they give to others.
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Listen… “But this I say,
He which soweth sparingly
shall reap also sparingly;
and he which soweth bountifully
shall reap also bountifully….
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you;
that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things,
may abound to every good work:”
2nd Corinthians 9:6-8.
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And the fact is, the more simply we live, that we may give the most we can give to others, the more that God will bless our spiritual life.
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Spiritual riches! Now that’s the true riches!
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Common Squirrel – wikimedia – share-alike-license
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TODAY’S PRAYER
“Dear Lord, Increase my faith so that I can be more and more generous concerning the spreading of the Gospel…
Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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READ MORE…
You may wish to read the following article…How To Be Hidden in the Day of Wrath, or you can also read this much shorter article…“MARCH 7 (The Deceitfulness of Riches)”
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.
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This constellation refers to the little book of Joel… “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.” Joel 3:14. They begin to appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours. These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left), and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley) Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount) & Destroying Mount (right)), and Pisces (Broad Way to Hell). The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.
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The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June through fall, just prior to the winter constellation group. Actually, this Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.)
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To read this entire article, click here…
“The ‘Valley of Decision’ Constellation”
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TOMORROW:
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October 23 (3-Finger Judgment Day, Part 17 – “The Crocodile Tears of the “Cry-Bullies”)
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