July 16
Proverbs 30-31
"Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor
riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and
disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so
dishonor the name of my God." (Proverbs 30:8-9, NIV)
The story is
John d Rockefeller was the richest man in the country when he was asked; “how
much is enough?” Rockefeller responded; “just a little bit more.” No matter how
much we have when it comes to riches, we always feel like we do not have quite
enough. We feel like we need just a little bit more.
When we
focus our life on getting that “little bit more;” we take our eyes off what
really matters; our relationship with Jesus. When we are comfortable, it is easy
to forget about God and our dependence on Him. We believe we can do all things
for ourselves and do not need God. When the Israelites were comfortable, is
when they turned from God, did their own thing and ended up in trouble.
On the other
hand, when we have too little, we are tempted to take what is not ours to meet
our basic needs. Most people would not blame someone for stealing a loaf of
bread to keep from starving, but stealing is stealing. It is wrong and the one
who steals has taken their eyes off of God their provider.
The writer
of this proverb asks God to give them what they need. Not too much, not too
little, but just what they need to survive each day. Give us this day our daily
bread and help us be satisfied with what we have. No more, no less.
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