October 5

When you have the Lord, you have it all. When you don’t have Jesus, no matter what else you may have, you have nothing. Oh, it may not appear to those around you that you have nothing. You may have wealth that approximates that of Midas, but neither your wealth nor your possessions, nor the talents that enabled you to attain them constitute true wealth.

True wealth transcends what you have. If you have little, you trust the Lord to provide what you need. If you have much, you hold it lightly, you scatter it among those whose blessings do not approximate yours, you ask the Lord to show you how He would have you to generously share—and you give with a cheerful heart when He does.

When you are able to do that, then you become like David who said in Psalm 4:7-8, “You have put more rejoicing in my heart than when the wheat and new wine have yielded abundantly. In peace will I lay me down and sleep, for You Lord, alone, make me to dwell safely.”

If all you have is temporal wealth, you fret about it. When your wealth transcends earthly possessions, you have great joy that exceeds the delight you once took in the success of your endeavors—and—you rest peacefully at night. You have no fear of the thief, for you gladly disburse the spiritual treasure you possess.