[Note: Several years ago at the church where I was preaching, the Hall of Fame golfer, Byron Nelson was a member. In preparation for a special contribution we were having, he wrote the article I share with you today. Byron believed in giving and it served him well all the days of his life. About a month before he passed away, my son and I went to see him. The very last thing that he talked to us about was how to be a giver.]
Keep the Lord in Your Plans
Last Lord’s Day, when it was announced that the 29th would be our special contribution Sunday, I began thinking and praying right away about what I felt I ought to give and would like to give. At the time, I didn’t know exactly how I could afford the amount I had in mind, because even though I don’t owe anybody any money and have two nice cars and homes all paid for and plenty of clothes to wear, I also have a lot of expenses, including taxes and repairs on things around the ranch and at Kerrville, as well as a number of charities that we give to regularly.
But it was only a couple of days before I received in the mail a number of photographs to sign, for which I was paid a nice fee, and it so happened that the fee was exactly what I had in mind to give on the 29th. This has happened so many times in my life, not just about money to give, but about other needs that I’ve had through the years, that is always tells me that if we keep the Lord in our plans, everything will go all right.
The spiritual application that comes to me immediately is in Luke 6:38, where God tells us, “Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” And in 2 Corinthians 9:6-8, the Bible tells us that a person who plants a little will reap a little, while the one who plants much will reap much, and that we are to give freely and happily, for God can give us more than we will ever need.
~Byron Nelson
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