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"...be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others." (1 Timothy 6:18)

A story my daddy told when I was a little girl had a strong impact on me, and I've never forgotten it. During the Great Depression, his grandmother needed shoes. When she asked her brother for a dime to buy a pair, he refused to help her.

In his first letter to Timothy, Paul encouraged the young pastor to teach those who are rich in the world not to be proud and not to trust in money. Trust in God. Paul wrote: "Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always ready to share with others."

You are rich, beloved. Even Americans who are classified as "poor" by the U.S. government would be middle income globally. Financially, the U.S. stands heads and shoulders above the rest of the world. 

Beloved, are you ready today and willing to share with someone in need?

"If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God's love be in that person? Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions." (1 John 3:17-18)