Posted Reminder!

I love "sticky notes"; those square pieces of paper with a sticky strip on the back so a note or reminder can be posted where it will be seen when needed. My newest laptop computer even has a "sticky note" function that allows me to place those squares in my choice of colors right on the computer's desktop screen where I see them every time I sit down to work.

Where reminders are posted or printed can be very significant. Posted messages may be warnings, may provide guidance, or may simply serve as a ready reminder. The posted message on a refrigerator door -- "Once on the lips. Forever on the hips." -- may remind a dieter to think about what they choose from within. "Click It or Ticket" reminds one to put on their seatbelt when driving and thus avoiding a ticket. "Drive Hammered. Get Nailed." warns against driving after drinking or be pulled over and pay the penalty for the bad choice. And there are many others that may come to mind relative to life and its choices.

There is one particular notice I find quite interesting because of where it is placed. It is the expression "IN GOD WE TRUST" imprinted on some of our United States coinage and paper currency. The motto was first used on the two-cent coin in 1864, followed by other coinage and eventually progressively to paper currency from 1957 to 1966. Though there are some in this country who have worked to get those words removed, with the trust many place in their possessions and wealth, I see those words as an excellent reminder of where our trust ought to rest every time money is used.

Jesus noted how wealth can become one's master when He exhorted a choice that needed to be made. We read. . .

"(24) NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. YOU CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MONEY." ( Matthew 6:24 ESV)

The Greek translated "money" in this verse is "mammon", which was a Semitic word for money or possessions. A choice must be made. Both cannot be served without conflict of interest.

Paul also exhorted. . .
"(17) As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, NOR TO SET THEIR HOPES ON THE UNCERTAINTY OF RICHES, BUT ON GOD, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy." ( 1 Timothy 6:17 ESV)

The choice: uncertain riches or God? Which is it? Where have we placed our trust? What or Who is Master over our life? Is it truly IN GOD WE TRUST or is our trust divided? History has revealed again and again how uncertain worldly wealth can be. Remember God cannot be moth-eaten, rust, or be stolen by thieves. (note Matthew 6:19-20) He was, is and will be! May our complete and full trust remain in Him.

Have a great day KEEPING LIFE'S CONFIDENCE IN GOD BEFORE EVERYTHING ELSE!
Carl

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