I enjoy a good deal. I enjoy nice things. I enjoy the bible too. The issue of stewardship has been hitting me hard lately. Not just concerning money but everything God has blessed me with. IN the bible people use gold, silver, wood and stone to make little gods called idols which are really no gods at all. They are "mute" gods. They are things of man worshiped by man-the essence of selfishness, vanity and self-worship.
So how does a day like Black Friday sit with a Christian Consumerist....It's making me rethink some things.
Isaiah 55
Invitation to the Thirsty
1 "Come, all you who are thirsty,
come to the waters;
and you who have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost.
2 Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
3 Give ear and come to me;
hear me, that your soul may live.
Proverbs 21:17
He who loves pleasure will become poor.
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