Let's recommit...

Dear Friends-

I am so sorry about the delay in messages. I have been struggling to balance my new schedule with my responsibilities to you and I hope that I have your forgiveness. Unfortunately, I have allowed busyness and exhaustion to prevent me from doing what God challenged me to do but today, I have a short message to share.

Sometimes, we fall down but God's grace allows us to get back up again. No matter how difficult, how busy, how upset or how tired we are, God requires our commitment to His purpose. He won't compete for our attention to His work; the work will remain undone until we start again.

This message is not written to be judgmental because we all struggle at times. I write this message of support to remind us that we can't forget the Lord. If we commit to fulfilling the requirements of this world (like going to work and paying taxes), we must be equally committed to fulfilling God's requirements.

Give him a little time in prayer and worship. Set aside time for quiet reflection- or better yet, find a way to serve His people.

For all that we invest in the things of this world, let's make sure we invest in the One who created it.

My love to you all.

Stay blessed!

K.

Matthew 6:19-24 (NLT)

Teaching about Money and Possessions

¹⁹ “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰ Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹ Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

²² “Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. ²³ But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!

²⁴ “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Luke 20:20-25 (NLT)

²⁰ Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus. ²¹ “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You teach the way of God truthfully. ²²Now tell us—is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

²³ He saw through their trickery and said, ²⁴ “Show me a Roman coin.^[b] Whose picture and title are stamped on it?”

“Caesar’s,” they replied.

²⁵ “Well then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”