Praise
the Lord!!
“Command
them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to
share”. (I Timothy 6:18)
A
honey distributor once packaged honey in a glass bottle, shaped like baby bear.
Grandma used to buy the honey packed in the uniquely shaped bottle and once she
used up the contents she would not throw the container, but used it as a penny
jar since it was too pretty. Whenever grandma received a penny in change, she
would drop it in the bear shaped bottle in her kitchen shelf. Her grandchildren
loved to count the pennies collected in the “penny bear”. They would pour the
coins on the table and make neat stack of pennies. Then they would write the
date and total amount of pennies on a small slip of paper and tuck it into the
penny bear’s lid. Whenever the penny bear was full, grandma took it to the bank
and deposited the pennies in her savings account. The empty penny bear
reappeared in the kitchen shelf and the process continued year after year. Time
came for her eldest granddaughter Melitta to enter into college for her higher
studies. Melitta’s parents could not afford to send her to college because they
were poor. When Melitta told this to grandma, she went into the kitchen and
after a while she came out with the empty penny bear and handed it over to
Melitta. Inside it Melitta found a cheque for the total cost of her books, for
her first year college. She was delighted. Because of grandma’s penny saving
habit, Melitta had the privilege of continuing her education in the college.
From that day onwards, she too cultivated the penny saving habit.
Dear
friends, one penny is not worth much. But one penny multiplied can feed a
hungry family, provide shelter to a homeless person or help a child through
college. It can even help a missionary to share God’s Word in the remote places
of our country. So let us keep saving them and whenever there is any need, let
us give them generously and cheerfully.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, let me develop the
habit of saving. And whenever I find my “penny-bear” or “piggy-bank” becoming
full, let me generously give it to the needy. Through my savings, let the Word
of God be spread and the hunger of the poor be satisfied. In Jesus’ name I
pray. Amen.
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