Tiny Devotional for Wednesday, 09/30/2020

 A great good morning, to my friends and neighbors out there in Internet Land! And to any family members who have stumbled upon this post, I had a banana and peanut butter sandwich for breakfast. And, although I have already made at least three mistakes today, none of them have been serious, and the banana and peanut butter sandwich was a good choice. (Ralph made me my first peanut butter and banana sandwich when I was in kindergarten, circa 1958; thus, long before bobble head dolls.)

Two things I asked of You,
Do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep deception and lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,
9 That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or that I not be in want and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

Proverbs 30:7-9, NASB

Not going to try to make a comment on the keeping away of deception and lies, because there isn't any insight I have other than "YES!". BUT: the wisdom found in getting the food that is my portion? WOW!

Ummm...the whole family got a portion

 

Both of my parents were young children during the Depression, and my father was a WWII vet, so I grew up with the idea that I had to work hard, and I MUST make a lot of money to protect myself from horrible things. There was A LOT(!) more to that equation than I knew at the time, but it DID serve, along with other factors, to drive me through college and beyond.

And then, on some blessed day when I was in  my 30s, probably the 30th of the month, so it wasn't February, I discovered this verse, and found it profoundly liberating. On the top end, I didn't NEED a lot of money, and, on the bottom end, I didn't NEED poverty (an issue I mentioned in my 9/28/20 post).

I just needed my portion, and that came from the Lord. 

May you seek, and receive, YOUR portion today.

Peace be on your household.



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