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   OUR DAILY BREAD                          Tuesday, February 1, 1994
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   READ:  Haggai 2:1-9

                                IT'S GODS
                            The silver is mine,
                            and the gold is Mine,"
                            says the Lord of
                            hosts.  - Haggai 2:8

   My friend Cindy subscribes to the Tightwad Gazette, a newsletter
   dedicated to "promoting thrift as a viable alternative lifestyle."
   The monthly publication is filled with money-saving ideas such as
   vacuuming furnace filters and reusing them, and using shredded
   newspaper for cat litter.  Cindy tells me that living by the Gazette's
   philosophy can save people a lot of money.

   Now, I agree that a free-spending way of life can lead to serious
   trouble.  So it's smart to shop wisely and follow principles of good
   stewardship.  But for some people, being a tightwad takes on a deeper
   meaning.  They become obsessed with saving every penny or hoarding
   things to protect themselves in the event of an economic collapse.
   They put their trust in their own resourcefulness instead of in God
   and His ability to meet their needs.

   No matter how great the amount we save, however it cannot compare with
   the riches that God has.  He owns everything!  He owns all the silver
   and gold on earth (Hag. 2:8).  The earth and everything in it are His
   (Ps. 24:1; 50:10-11). 

   Yes, the One who has promised to meet our needs has all the resources
   of the universe to back it up.  And He gives without measure.  


   Author:   David C. Egner

                       
    God owns the riches of the earth
    And all its hidden treasure,
    And He provides for all His own -
    It is the Father's pleasure.

    -Fasick    
                     
   THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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   To be rich in God is better
   than to be rich in goods.


   THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Exodus 14-17

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