Aug

15

God will know where it went

Posted By Kay | Filed Under Kay Vardeleon 

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When I was in third grade, I embarked on a little experiment: I marked my bills with a rubber stamp and a signature before spending them, afterwhich I would wait for the marked money to return to me. In the limited perspective of a child I thought this was rather exciting; envisioning myself later as an adult, having forgotten about the experiment, exclaiming surprise from receiving a bill with my signature on it. Of course like most childhood obsessions, I soon forgot about this one; or perhaps I grew weary waiting for the bills to return.

About three years later in high school, I had an interesting dream. I remember this dream still because I ended up writing it in a diary we were obliged to accomplish daily for Values Education class. In the dream I was in a simple room with other kids my age, and Jesus was teaching us. I forgot what the lesson was but before we all went home, Jesus gave each of us a thick envelop filled with money. “This is not ordinary money,” He told us. “These bills are all marked with My signature. It’s your job to make sure everyone in the world gets one for himself and keeps it rather than spend it. For only those with these bills would be able to purchase a place with Me at the end of time.”

I remembered there was a catch. We cannot give away the money in one go, like donate the entire amount in one place. Rather we should give the bills away one by one, explain to each person what is the importance of the marked bill, and why it should be kept despite what the world tempts you to buy. He reminded all of us there, that we have the freedom to decide how to dispose of the cash, He will later check where it was spent. What He said to us in that dream was striking to me, even now: “You don’t have to tell me how you plan to use it. But remember, I will know where it went.”

God gave us time, talent and treasure for a purpose. Not to serve personal needs but so we can give it away. All that has been entrusted to us exist to be used to glorify Him and spread His message to the world, so that more people may be saved. And later on there will be no need to justify our use of these trust. God will know where everything went.

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