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| "Make it wane! Make it wane!" |
There were two brothers born into a very wealthy family.
This family was so wealthy, in fact, that the head of the family established
two trust funds, naming both of the brothers as beneficiaries. These trust
funds would grant each brother with $1,000,000,000. The terms of these trust
funds, however, did not allow access to these accounts until the brothers had reached
their 50th year.
At the age of 18, each brother was made aware of the fortune
that awaited him in the future. The one brother, no longer seeing the point in
working for any wealth that would quickly be made obsolete by his 50th
birthday, began to squander the resources he had. As time wore on and his
resources waned to nothing, he began to borrow much and take out many loans
knowing that one day he might pay them off.
The other brother, seeing the wastefulness of depending
solely on a fortune that would take 32 years to arrive, began to work and build
his own fortune. With the confidence given by the promise of future wealth,
this brother was willing to take risks in investments and generosity that
helped make his future of wealth and prosperity into a present reality.
So it is with the Kingdom of God.
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That is a great word, Greg. Never thought of the Kingdom of God in those terms. As believers in said Kingdom, we are able to do things that others cannot and shrug off offenses that others might not be able to shrug because we know there is something better coming. Here's to hoping we will get better at remembering this when vice tightens it's grip.
ReplyDeleteI think the line that stands out is "with the confidence given by the promise of future wealth, this brother was willing to take risks in investment and generosity." That's it. God's always out there in our future already providing. We can risk and be generous today knowing this. YES. May it be so with me . . . and you.
ReplyDeleteMake it wane. Awesome caption, awesome blog!
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