Psalms 67:7
The
earth has yielded its fruits; God, our God, has blessed us.
We are truly thankful for receiving great
blessings. However, most of us always
think that we are given these blessings for our only own consumption. And even more of us would be very dependent
and concerned about them that we seriously neglect other important aspects of
our life. Our dependence is to be on God
and not on money. "Where your
treasure is," warned Christ, "there your heart will be also.”
God sees whether we honor Him with the
blessings He gives us, how we care for our families and how we treat the
poor. The Scriptures teach us not to set
our heart on riches but to help people in genuine need and generously support
the work of sharing God's truth with others.
Such priorities are an important part of loving our neighbors as
ourselves. We should seek to live a
balanced life, putting our finances into proper perspective.
In bestowing His own blessing, God declares
His goodness. We in turn bless God by
praising Him, thanking Him for all of His benefits and offering to Him our
service, adoration and worship. When we
invoke God's blessing, we implore His divine benevolence, trusting that He will
respond to our needs. Be truly happy and
thankful that God has promised to bless man in such a way that man can easily
become a recipient of God's blessings.
Is your heart – and your treasure – focused
primarily on things of this life, or is it focused on God in heaven? God bless you!
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, may the work I do bring
growth in this life to me and
those I love and help to extend the Kingdom of Christ. Give all persons work that draws them to You and
to each other in cheerful service. I beg
Your blessing upon all my efforts. With
Saint Joseph as my example and guide, help me to do the work You have asked and
come to the reward You have prepared.
Amen +
O God, let all the nations praise you!
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