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Daily Devotion: Proverbs 3:9-10

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Proverbs 3:9-10    "Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:  (10)  So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."

"So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."  We sometimes want to jump to this part of the lesson and enjoy the bountiful blessings that God has promised us. We want our bank accounts full. We want a good job. We want a nice house and car. We want more "grown-up" toys such as boats and bikes and all the other things. We want... We want... We want....  And when we read verse 10, we read that God has promised to fill our storehouses with plenty. He has promised to provide all our needs according to His riches in glory, by Christ Jesus. See Philippians 4:19.  But we cannot skip over verse 9 of our text today.

"Honour the Lord."  What is included with giving honor to the Lord? What do I mean when I say that I give honor and glory unto the Lord?  We read in Psalm 29:2, "Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."   We are indeed giving honour and glory unto the Lord when we worship Him in our hearts and minds. We are giving honour and glory when we praise Him with our lips through Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.  But there is more included in the thought from today's verses of Scripture. Yes, we are to honour God with our praise, but there is the sense in which we are to honour God with our gratitude, which includes giving back to God that which is due Him. Honour Him with our substance, which means we are to give back to God a part of our wealth (material goods).  I understand there are different ways of giving back to God. We are to give of our money and our time. We are to go to God's House where we give our worship and our praise. But mainly we are to give the Lord our hearts by setting our affection upon Him instead of things of this world. Let's read those two verses again and see if there is a different meaning that comes to us:

"Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:  (10)  So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."

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