These days there is a lot of talk about the stock market and everyone’s 401K. We still don’t have a clue to how this is all going to work out but this we do know and that it is going to work out for God’s glory and our ultimate good. Our pastor has made the statement and I agree in that God is grinding the golden calf of America. You remember the story how the Israelites under the leadership of Aarron make a golden calf to worship while Moses was up on the mountain. They gave the credit of their release to the golden calf. Well Moses ground up that golden calf and mixed it with water and caused the people to drink the object of their worship. That is happening right now in America. We have leaned on the economy so long for our prosperity to the point that we don’t think we need God. People in this election will vote more with their wallet than they will their morals. So yes, a lot of investments are disappearing but that is not what this blog is about.
This morning while reading the Scriptures I came upon the story of David’s plans to build the temple. His desire was to get he Ark out from under a tent and into a place fit for it. This was David’s plans but it was not God’s plan. God pretty much told David that he was not going to get to build the temple and that it would be his son that would get that privilege. David took it well. In the very next chapter we see David battling God’s enemies on the battle fields and then I noticed that he was gathering up the spoils. Why? He was gathering up the spoils for his son to build the temple. He may not get to build it but he can help his son build it by building up the necessary supplies. David is investing not only in the Kingdom of God but he is investing in his son.
I have a son. His name is Sam and he is not perfect but he is above average. Sam was a gift from the Lord because his mother miscarried just six months before he was conceived. When we went to the doctors early on in Candie’s pregnancy we had complications because of blood loss. The blood was coming from her womb. The chance of her losing this one was great too. She didn’t and he is now a 15 year old boy. Sam has given his heart to the Lord and for the most part makes good decisions.
A few weeks ago he made a decision that was not so wise at least in our eyes. The thing is that I cannot make every decision for Sam. All I can do is pour as much of our love for God in him and at some point he has got to make his own decisions. I’ve been trying hard to have family worship time each evening. Why? Just like David I want to invest in my son’s future. I know that what I invest in Sam and his sister Sydney will not be taken away by a failing global economy. Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) says:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
