Read 1 Chronicles 29:12-16 “Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given to you. For we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our

Read   Ephesians 5:15-16 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Reflect Prayerfully consider how you currently manage your time. Are there any small changes you can make to your schedule that could make a big kingdom impact? Time. There never seems to be enough of it. I often feel like I am way too busy. I ask my friends how they are doing and the answer tends to be something like they are fine

Read Exodus 35:30-35, 36:1 Then Moses said to the people of Israel, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft. And he inspired him to teach, both him and Oho

Read Exodus 25:1-8 The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the people of Israel, that they take from a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me. And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze, blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats’ hair, tanned rams’ skins, goatskins, acacia wood, oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, onyx sto

Read 2 Corinthians 9:8-11 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. As it is written, ‘He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.’ He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way to be generous in ever

Read 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Reflect What reason do Christians have to give joyfully? If I took a poll and asked everyone to name the first crabby, old miser that came to mind, I am curious how many people would name Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The saddest thing to me is that Scrooge wasn’t just stingy with his money. He was stingy wi

Read 2 Corinthians 9:6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully… Reflect How many different applications of the sowing and reaping principle can you think of? I planted a garden this year for the first time. Before I planted, I had to decide how much to plant based on how much I thought I would need. But I didn’t really know what we’d need or how much each plant would actually give us. Just tod

Read   2 Corinthians 8:11-15 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness your abundance at the present time should supply their need, that there may be fairness. As it is written, “Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack.” Reflect Think back on your life. Have y

Read 2 Corinthians 8:6, 10-11 Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace…And in this matter I give my judgment: this benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it. So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have. Reflect Do you always finish what you start? Why or why not? Recently, I’ve been fru