Unforgiving Servant

As we face the challenge of ‘building our wall’ (metaphor of Nehemiah) do we really believe that collecting money in a jar for our building project is going to provide for our needs? Short answer – No. Our needs for this project at times seems impossible. However, when we break down the costs into separate projects it could cover a number of smaller projects to get us started. It also demonstrates how God provides. So what is the purpose of the jar? It is a visible reminder of what we are doing together. It is a way for everyone in your family to participate, then we together as a church family share in the project too. Everyone looks for ways to give.

This past Sunday as I was walking to church, I stepped into the street to avoid an obstacle on the sidewalk, and there at my feet was a $5 bill. It was unexpected income that went into the big jar in the chapel entry way. Now God can provide unexpected income in other ways. Maybe you have a car repair that you were expecting a bigger cost and it was much less, or maybe you were shopping for something like golf clubs and found a great set at the thrift store so the savings could be your contribution (oops, getting too close to home).

To help your kids get involved try to find some work project that is beyond their normal chores and offer to pay them so they can contribute that to our Orchard jar. Besides this, the jar is a reminder to keep praying for the building fund and keep looking for how God provides in simple ways. God has many names in the Bible but one that we need to keep before us is the Hebrew name of “Jehovah-jireh” (God provides). Test him on this and see how he will provide.