USING OUR TREASURES!=For Our God

 

USING OUR TREASURES!=

For our God

 

We all have TREASURES!=or talents

Or gifts=IF you prefer=to use

TO BUILD UP=the Kingdom of God=and

WE are all called=to do just this

 

Using our TIME=our material possessions

And our talents=for our God

DO what you can=we are

CALLED TO SERVE

 

“I tell you=to everyone who has

MORE will be given=but

From the one

 

Who has not=even what he has

Will be TAKEN AWAY”                                                                                                         Luke 19:26

 

God wants us=TO ALIGN

Our very own wills=with HIS WILL

To build up=THE KINGDOM OF GOD

USING OUR TREASURES=for our God

 

Today=we HONOR Saint Cecelia

A virgin=and a martyr=who is

THE PATRON SAINT=of musicians

Who USED her talent=time=and TREASURES

For the=KINGDOM OF GOD

 

But=we don’t have to be=A SAINT

To work for=OUR HOLY FATHER God

And Jesus

 

It just takes a WILLING HEART=and

An open mind=USING OUR TREASURES

FOR GOD’S KINGDOM

 

“Do not=store up for yourselves

TREASURES on earth=where moths and

Vermin destroy=and where thieves break in

And steal”                                                                                                                                     Matthew 6:19

 

“……..in order that=they may know

The mystery of God=namely Christ

 

In whom=who are hidden

ALL THE TREASURES=of wisdom

And knowledge”                                                                                                                       Colossians 2:3

 

“He regarded disgrace=

For the sake of Christ=as

Of greater value=than

THE TREASURES OF EGYPT

 

Because he was=looking ahead

To his reward”                                                                                                                     Hebrews 11:26

 

My dear friends=my dear

Brothers and sisters=EACH

And everyone of us=are called

TO A VOCATION=with God

 

Called to be=in a RELATIONSHIP

With our Holy Father God and Jesus

 

We are called to be

USING OUR TREASURES=for

The glory=and the KINGDOM OF GOD

 

“The heavens declare=THE GLORY

Of God=the skies proclaim

The work of his hands”                                                                                                           Psalm 19:1

 

“And they were=calling

To one another=

‘Holy-holy-holy=is

The Lord Almighty=the whole earth

IS FULL OF=HIS GLORY’”                                                                                                       Isaiah 6:3

 

“……..and I saw

THE GLORY=of the God=Of Israel

Coming form the east”                                                                                                       Ezekiel 43:2

 

It is our duty=OUR CALLING

Our vocation=TO USE OUR TREASURES!

(Time=talent=and money)=to

BUILD UP=the kingdom=for

The Glory of God

 

We OFFER UP OUR TREASURES

In our service=for=the LORD’S KINGDOM

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our INFINITELY TALENTED=forever living

For ever loving=Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

10-28-2023

 

 

Ps        INSPIRED=by an article=IN LIVING MAGAZINE=by Mr. Justin McClain, O.P.