I am a missionary to South Eugene. I have no other job. I wear different hats but it all falls under that one title. I read today’s verse out of Proverbs. It says, “The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it”. I usually fly through my reading and think about parts of it as the day goes on but this time I am stuck. I read it four or five more times with the same result. . .nothing. WHAT DOES IT MEAN!! AHHHHHHG!! I think I will take a look at the previous few verses of the chapter and a few after to catch the theme of Solomon.
God says that there is eternal value in the way we use what we have. Our hands, lips, tongues, heart and mind all can glorify God or get us real trouble. In verse 22, Solomon tells me that God has given me wealth. It does not say anything specific about money. That wealth could be physical strength, knowledge, wisdom, power or money. God has given me more than I need because wealth means “an abundance of”.
Most missionaries live at the bottom of the financial world. I live each month wondering if I am going to go into debt. Funny thing is, it always works out. In fact, I usually have money to spare. Forget the money, if I had one of those mouse wheels right now I would make some electricity for someone. What does it mean? It means that my extra, my wealth, whatever it is, can wipe out another persons need. What if my extra was what an unsaved person needed to see the love of Christ? Huh.
PRAYER: You gave me the tools, let me build something for you to say thank you.

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