If you like to cook, this title is for you.
If you’re into yardwork, read it as Your Spare Trimmer Line.
Mechanics might see a spare wrench, teachers a spare pen, and new mothers a spare diaper or bottle of milk.
What should you keep an extra of “just in case” you might need it?
Proverbs 28:22 says:
“A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.”
Is it “stingy” not to give away (or sell) everything you own?
Mountain climbers carry extra rope. Hikers, extra shoes. Cyclists, an extra tire tube to keep their bikes on the road.
Why do some Christians think the only way to live is to rid ourselves of every possession we own and keep nothing in reserve?
True, a cook doesn’t need (and shouldn’t have) ten, twenty, or forty spatulas.
Ten spare packages of trimmer line are excessive.
And how many shoes can a hiker wear? Fifty? A hundred?
But to own nothing and say God will provide? Is that what God expects of us?
Today’s message is about priorities and the practical use of God’s blessing. When God provides plenty, we should keep some back—for a rainy day, so to speak. If we have enough, we should share with others who are less fortunate than we are.
Keep a spare spatula in reserve. Maintain a savings account, an extra pair of shoes, or a car, or even a second home. It’s okay. Just be sure to share when God reveals that some of your extra might be a blessing to someone else.
God wants to bless us so that we can spread his blessing around.
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