Your Wealth

Honor the Lord with your capital and sufficiency [from righteous labors] and with the firstfruits of all your income; so shall your storage places be filled with plenty, and your vats shall be overflowing with new wine. (Proverbs 3:9&10 AMP)

It is a very familiar command to those of us who have been in the Church for many years - honor the Lord with our wealth, with the first fruits of our crops. This scripture passage is often recited in the context of giving/tithing/offerings. It is a great command of God for His people to be givers -  not grudging givers, but cheerful givers. Further, we are to give first and foremost to God. To honor Him with our sufficiency - those essentials which the Lord has given to us. We won’t go in to the more in-depth teachings about giving practices here.

But I’d like to look at the beauty of the promise that is attached to God’s command to honor him with our possessions. Our storage places will be filled with plenty. Some translations say that our barns will be filled. That’s huge! When we are in trusting, faithful relationship with God, He will supply all of our needs according to His riches, which are endless in Christ Jesus. He’s got us covered. I like what Matthew Henry says about this promise:

“A promise which makes it our interest to serve God with our estates. It is the way to make a little much, and much more; it is the surest and safest method of thriving.” - Matthew Henry

Amen! And as we honor Him, we partner with His purposes to draw others to Himself, to meet needs, and to bring us into loving fellowship with one another.

May we each strive to honor our Lord with all that we have.