Pensamento:
Aqueles que lideram, e especialmente aqueles confiados com a administração da oferta dada para a obra de Deus, devem seguir cuidadosamente o exemplo e o chamado do apóstolo Paulo. Devemos ser prudentes na maneira como lidamos com finanças. Isso deve ser a verdade na privacidade da nossa caminhada com Deus, mas também ser verdade na maneira que os outros vêem.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
We want to be generous in helping others in need, especially those who are part of our Christian family. Generosity reflects how deeply God's loving gifts have touched our hearts. At the same time, those who are entrusted with stewardship to lead in this benevolent giving of funds to bless others must carefully heed the example and call of the Apostle Paul. God's leaders must be circumspect in the way they handle funds contributed by God's people for efforts to bless others in Jesus' name. They must take great "pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of men."
Oração:
Deus, por favor, perdoe-nos, seu povo, por tolerar os charlatães e desonestos que enganam outros, disfarçando-se de seus servos. Que nós, líderes e sustentadores, possamos ser honráveis e santos aos olhos de todos, enquanto usamos seus recursos para fazer sua obra de compartilhar a graça de Jesus. No nome do nosso Senhor e Cristo, oramos. Amém.
My Prayer...
Thank you, Father, for your people who are often very generous to help those in need. Thank you for being generous toward us with your blessings. Thank you for entrusting those blessings to us so we can use them for good. At the same time, dear Father, stir us to deal with the charlatans and money grubbers who masquerade as your servants and steal from you, your people, and the needy who need your blessings. May we, both leaders in charge of such gifts and those who generously give them, be honorable and holy in the sight of all as we use these resources to do your work and generously share your grace. In the name of our Lord and Christ, we pray. Amen.
