Have you ever had God add something more to your life? Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks or years? How about finances? Healing of your body.
My question is, if He has added more to your life, what did you do with it?
Did you squander it, or make the most of it?
Did you continue to live the way that you did before, or did you make changes to take advantage of what God has given you?
I've known people who were basically on their death beds & God healed them. Healed them of a myriad of health issues. He added more time to their life!
Many started praising God for what He has done for them. Others did not!
In a way this kind of reminds me of the story of the prodigal son. He was given his portion of his fathers inheritance before his father passed away. What did he do with it? He went and squandered it all away living recklessly! Ending up broke and poor.
Luke 15:13-14 New Living Translation
13 “A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living. 14 About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve.
This father added to his sons life or so he thought. All he did was enable him, to live recklessly. He squandered it away! So I pray that if God were to add more to my life, I would use whatever it was, wisely!
God provided a newer Jeep for me to drive. I did nothing to receive this vehicle, so upon acquiring it, I wanted to use it for good purposes. I appreciated the newer vehicle to drive. I have already participated in a couple of charity events, delivering things to those in need. I didn't want to just drive it around and use gas, for my enjoyment. I wanted to use it to be His hands, feet and wheels when needed to bless others!
I listened to a message about King Hezekiah. About how he was very ill. He prayed to God for healing and God answered him and added more time to his life.
2 Kings 20:6 New Living Translation
6 I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.’”
With the added years to his life, he became prideful. Disregarding the mercy that The Lord had shown towards him. He showed visitors his palace and all that he had acquired in those fifteen additional years.
2 Kings 20:15 Amplified Bible
15 Isaiah said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen everything that is in my house (palace). There is nothing in my treasuries that I have not shown them.”
So I pray that if God gives you a second chance at life. Adding more years for you to live, or more finances, more of anything, that you use what He has given you to give glory to Him. He alone is worthy!
God bless.
Rev. Kev.
