DAY 10 - DAILY BIBLE VERSE (DON'T FEAR) - JUNE 3, 2013

June 3

Luke 12:15

15 Then He used that opportunity to speak to the crowd.

Jesus: You’d better be on your guard against any type of greed, for a person’s life is not about having a lot of possessions.

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DAY 10 - DAILY DEVOTION - JUNE 3, 2013

June 3

Give Yourself Away
Posted on January 16, 2013 by katherine


We give ourselves away to so many things: men/women, money, working out at the gym, surgery to make us look better, and addictions of alcohol, drugs, gambling, or sex.

Why is it that God always seems to be the last person on our list, and by then, we are burned out, drained, exhausted or too stressed?

I encourage you to “Concentrate on doing your best for God, work you won’t be ashamed of.” 2 Timothy 2:15 MSG

I love what Romans 12:1 MSG says, “Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.”

Give yourself away to God FIRST, so He can use you and prosper you in a way you never imagined!

DAY 10 - DAILY PRAYER (GREED) - JUNE 3, 2013

June 3

Heavenly Provider,  

We come to You today with thanksgiving and praise for the great abundance that You have given to the people of the United States of America.  We live in a land where the majority of the inhabitants not only have their daily needs met, but have been blessed with excess.  Not only do we have clothing, food, and shelter, but we often have enough to share with others.  Father, we as a people could be seen as greedy or obsessive in our stewardship of Your many blessings.  Far too often we have multiples of everything, but fail to realize that each additional item could be shared with someone less fortunate.  How many times have we collected items that beautify our homes, but give into obsessive behavior in the process.  We live in a land where we have such an abundance of blessings that we store it away for another time, instead of letting it go to someone else that could use it more.  As a nation, we are guilty of greed as we pursue endless collections of material fulfillment.  Once we have enough to fill our homes, we either find another location to deposit our excesses, or pay someone to store it remotely for us.  Please forgive us for our excessive habits of collecting and hording more that we could ever need, and for not sharing the great blessings that You have bestowed upon us.  Help us Father to become more focused on the needs of the world, and the people who live in poverty.  The blessings that You have given us as a nation are surely enough to manage the great need in this world.  Give us a heart for blessing others, rather than adding to our collections of excess.  We just ask for You Father to guide us in being good stewards of what You have given us, and to help heal us of our excessive need to horde  and stash away what we could never possibly use.  Let us bless others, as You have blessed us.

In Jesus' mighty name we pray.  Amen!

Wally Ziolo

Founder - 40DAYPRAYER4USA

Lancaster, Ohio USA

DAY 10 - DAILY QUESTION ABOUT GOD'S WORD (WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT GREED?)

June 3

Question: "What does the Bible say about greed?"

Answer:There are many warnings in the Bible about giving in to greed and longing for riches. Jesus warned, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Luke 12:15). “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal… You cannot serve both God and money” (Matthew 6:19and24). Did Jesus pursue the acquisition of money? No. On the contrary, He became poor for our sake (2 Corinthians 8:9) and had “no place to lay his head” (Matthew 8:20). The only disciple concerned with wealth was the embezzler Judas, who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.

Greed and a desire for riches are traps that bring ruin and destruction. “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil,” and Christians are warned, “Do not put your trust in wealth” (1 Timothy 6:9-10,17-18). Covetousness, or wanting more than we have, is idolatry. “For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person – such a man is an idolater – has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God” (Ephesians 5:5). The principle to remember is contained inHebrews 13:5: “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’”

It is the love of money, and not money itself, that is the problem. The love of money is a sin because it gets in the way of worshipping God. Jesus said it was very hard for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God. When the rich young ruler asked Jesus what he should do to inherit eternal life, Jesus told him to sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor. “When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth” (Matthew 19:16-22;Luke 10:17-31). By instructing him to give up his money, Jesus pointed out the young man’s main problem: greed. The man could not follow Christ because he was following money. His love of this world interfered with his love for God.

People are more likely to cry out to God when they are in need than when they have plenty. Too often, the wealthy become complacent and self-satisfied and ascribe their riches to their own efforts instead of acknowledging that every good gift comes from God. The easier our lives become, the more enjoyment we derive from our wealth, the greater the temptation to store up treasures on earth, instead of in heaven. If we focus on earthly things like material wealth and possessions, then we fail to give God the glory and worship He deserves. We are to serve God, not waste our time trying to become rich (Proverbs 23:4). Our heart’s desire should be to store up riches in heaven and not worry about what we will eat or drink or wear. “But seek first [God’s] kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:25-34).

Recommended Resources:Logos Bible SoftwareandThe Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey.



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DAY 10- DAILY HISTORY - AMERICAN MINUTE FOR JUNE 3, 2013

June 3

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During its Golden Age, the Dutch Republic of the Seven United Netherlands had settlements around the world, including a monopoly on trade with Japan, Jakarta, Java and Asia.

They invented a way of financing these endeavors without taxes - the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. People could buys shares in the Dutch East India Company whose ships sailed to Indonesia or Japan. It was the first modern stock market.

And in case the ships sank, the Dutch invented insurance companies.

The Dutch started a Dutch West India Company which sent Henry Hudson to find a water route west across America to the Pacific.

Though unsuccessful, Hudson claimed the land along the "Hudson" River, and founded the New Netherlands Colony, receiving its charter JUNE 3, 1621.

Franklin Roosevelt told the Detroit Jewish Chronicle, March 7, 1935:

"All I know about the origin of the Roosevelt family in this country is that all branches bearing the name are apparently descended from Claes Martenssen Van Roosevelt, who came from Holland sometime before 1648."

The Chamber of Amsterdam wrote articles for the Dutch Colony, 1624, stating:

"They shall within their territory practice no other form of divine worship than that of the Reformed religion...and thus by their Christian life and conduct seek to draw the Indians and other blind people to the knowledge of God and His word, without, however, persecuting any on account of his faith, but leaving each one the use of his conscience."

The Charter of Freedoms, June 7, 1629, gave land to wealthy "Patroons" who helped 50 families emigrate, stating:

"Colonists shall...in the speediest manner...find out ways and means whereby they may support a Minister and Schoolmaster, that thus the service of God and zeal for religion may not grow cool."

The Dutch began a New Amsterdam Stock Exchange which met along a street near the wall of their settlement.

In 1664, the Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam was taken over by the English and renamed New York, and the New Amsterdam Stock Exchange was renamed, the New York Stock Exchange or Wall Street.


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