Share Our Bounty

“Why have you brought us out of Egypt to bring us to this wretched place? It is no place for grain, or figs, or vines or pomegranates and there is no water to drink.” Numbers 20:5

The Hebrew people, once freed from slavery couldn’t help but remember the figs and grains from the old days. They wanted figs and freedom. Sometimes you can’t have both. God isn’t first in a life where figs are already occupying your thoughts.

A man in my church in Harmony, NJ decided to get his wife a new piano for Christmas. They offered their old one to the church. We were excited to have a good piano in the sanctuary. When the time came for the piano to be delivered, the church was the recipient of the new piano. The couple had decided that their old one would be fine for them, and the church needed “the best one.”

This couple wanted two things: beautiful music in their home and God to be first in their lives. They understood abundance and the fact that God’s grace was the source of their abundance.

We owe God our best, for God gave us the best. As you pray about your Stewardship pledge this next week, remember who provides for you. Let us Share our Bounty to Nourish the Fruits of the Spirit.

Pastor Karen