2 Kings 22:3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the secretary, to the house of the Lord, saying, “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money that has been brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people. And let it be given into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord, and let them give it to the workmen who are at the house of the Lord, repairing the house (that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons), and let them use it for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house. But no accounting shall be asked from them for the money that is delivered into their hand, for they deal honestly.”
Luke 16:10-12 “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
2 Corinthians 8:20-21 We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us, for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of man.
2 Timothy 2:2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
3 John 1:5 Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are,
No receipt is needed because they deal honestly. I wonder where that is at in the world today. Dealing honestly. We used all kinds of documents and contracts to hold people accountable and honest. We check every dot and line to make sure we are covered because we don’t trust and/or we have been cheated. Then during the project, something goes not according to plan and adjustments need to be made. It was an oversight and both you and the contractor know this should be covered under the original scope. However, because you were so meticulous in your contract it left no room for him to just do it. Trying to protect yourself from fraud and cheaters is just the way of life.
Do you ever wonder if we are cheaters and frauds with God’s grace, love, and mercy? Are we frauds and cheaters with His word? Think about it. God has given us great and precious promises in and through His word. He has given us His word and promises that through His word we will find wisdom, knowledge, and understanding about Him. He promises that we will grow in our understanding of salvation, knowledge of righteousness, and will be led into all wisdom by the Holy Spirit. The builders, masons, and carpenters did not have to give an account of what was given to them because they used it honestly. Can the same be said of us and the use of God’s word in our life? If we were asked to give an account on how we read it, use it, follow it, apply it, obey it, meditate on it, desire it, seek it, search it and want it, would we be found as frauds and cheaters of what was entrusted with us?
We do well to stay in His word and let it permeate our thoughts and actions with humble service to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
