jamesmacdonald.com Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it (Proverbs 13:11, ESV). When you read this proverb, you might wonder, Really, Solomon? How do you know “wealth gained hastily will dwindle”? And Solomon might reply, “I’ve been watching. If you get money falsely or fast—it dwindles. Watch with me.” King Solomon wrote most of the…
Honest Work was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need (Acts 2:44–45, ESV). One characteristic of God’s family is an inherent willingness to give. The believers in the early church “had all things in common” (Acts 2:44). This…
The Common Need was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men (Colossians 3:23, NASB). One of the driving forces behind Western prosperity was the Protestant work ethic, which attributed value and virtue to hard work and self-discipline. Our society, though, continues to slip more toward entitlement, in which people believe they deserve…
HARD WORK was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him (Psalm 8:3–4, ESV)? Creation reminds us how little we are. When we stand on the…
A Perspective on Our Puniness was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
By Gregory A. Johnson • gregoryajohnson.com • June 07, 2014 by Gregory A. Johnson I was contacted by a man who had lost his business, home, wife, and children during a seven-year span. As if that were not enough heartache, he now found himself unemployed and homeless. He told me that the devil wanted him to kill himself, but he…
God is Always Working in Your Life was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge