Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856-1922), was an ordained pastor as well as a homo of affairs who hadn't constitute his niche inward life. Then he began writing music lyrics inward his gratis time, as well as his hymns became forthwith popular. When publishers asked Oatman his price, he surprised them yesteryear refusing to a greater extent than than a dollar per hymn. He wanted to offering his music to the Lord, non for profit.
Before he died, he'd written over 5000 hymns, reaching millions alongside his lyric messages. He really wrote his hymns alongside all his heart, "as working for the Lord, non for human masters" (Colossians 3:23).
One of his close pop hymns may besides hold upward the ane that best reflects his generous, grateful life: "Count Your Blessings" (1897). The message is simple, profound, as well as only equally relevant 100 years later:
♪ ♫ Count your blessings, advert them ane yesteryear one, Count your blessings, come across what God hath done! ♪ ♫ Let's produce it everyday.
To nous to this hymn: Count Your Blessings ------------------
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"If a human being is stingy when he is poor, he volition survive stingy when he is rich.” unknown
Though my begetter was non the wealthiest man, he was e'er the start to assist amongst household unit of measurement needs. That’s because generosity has to a greater extent than to produce amongst our hearts than our pocketbooks. In Luke 21 a pathetic widow position 2 copper coins inward the temple treasury, in addition to Jesus said, “I say you lot the truth…this pathetic widow has position inward to a greater extent than than all the others” (21:3,4). Her gift was non the largest, only it was the virtually generous. When nosotros give generously, God notices… in addition to He remembers. It’s similar making a deposit inward our eternal banking concern describe of piece of employment organization human relationship (1 Timothy 6:17-19). Most of us volition sense abundance this Christmas season, only at that spot are thousands of needs inward our world, our country, in addition to our community. Let’s give Christ the best Christmas gift past times showing generosity to those amongst needs greater than our own.
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In 1995, I celebrated my birthday inward a province amongst a depression touchstone of living. My married adult man too I were on a 2 calendar month mission trip. One of the local Christians came to my birthday dinner too surprised me amongst a gift. When I unwrapped the minor package, it contained a bar of soap, nada special, only regular soap. But that lather was 1 of the sweetest gifts I've e'er received. Like the widow inward Mark 12:41-44, my unusual friend had given generously from his express income. I kept that lather for several years equally a reminder of truthful generosity. Compared to around of the world, nosotros Americans are rich. Our Christmas trees volition survive surrounded past times gifts that many people throughout the basis would never dream of owning. Yet around of us accept this for granted too fifty-fifty complain that nosotros don't cause got more. Let's enquire God to give us grateful hearts too a truthful agreement of our blessings.
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Sometimes less is to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than is less because Jesus notices what nosotros transcend along too every bit what nosotros give. For example, Jesus watched people giving coin to God's run in addition to said the widow who'd given pennies had given to a greater extent than than the high rollers. Luke 21:1-4 Our existent values inwards life are revealed yesteryear what nosotros transcend along in addition to what nosotros give, whether time, money, or devotion.
Because selfishness in addition to worldly values are constant temptations, it's wise to periodically reevaluate our goals inwards life. Today, let's conduct maintain about fourth dimension to ponder Christ's warnings against beingness stingy toward God (Luke 12:16-21) in addition to cry upwards His Words below: "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does non consist inwards an abundance of possessions" (Luke 12:15). ---------------------
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Some ancient believers whipped themselves, thinking it drew them closer to God.(1) Many modern Christians believe the contrary - that God promises an slowly life. God doesn't encourage unnecessary suffering, but neither does He hope comfort together with ease.(2) Are nosotros willing to inconvenience ourselves for the Lord when He asks (Matthew 16:24-26)? It may hold out equally unproblematic equally speaking upward for a biblical value inward our workplace or equally hard equally moving to a unusual province to portion the gospel. God doesn't telephone phone everyone to alive inward a jungle hut, but He calls all of us to obey together with follow Him, no affair the cost, no affair how uncomfortable it makes us. If comfort is our goal, we'll hold out generous alongside ourselves (in time, effort, together with money) together with stingy toward God (Luke 12:13-21). We'll intend of ourselves together with overlook the needs together with suffering of others (Philippians 2:3-5). Let's inquire God if we've missed something important. Are at that spot ways we've refused to inconvenience ourselves for the sake of the gospel? ------------------- (1) Apparently at that spot are however unopen to people who do what is called self-mortification. (2) God gives us comfort inward our sorrows together with trials. But the comfort discussed inward this devotion is the "comfortable life" - doing exclusively what nosotros want, non inconveniencing ourselves, having all the fabric comforts. Why non add together unopen to to a greater extent than of God's Word to your schedule yesteryear having a 1-minute devotion similar this 1 delivered to your electronic mail each weekday. Sign upward for a gratis subscription to Bible Love Notes together with larn a gratis e-booklet. Find out to a greater extent than HERE.
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