Take Life Easy?

 

“for every animal of the forest is mine,

    and the cattle on a thousand hills.”

Psalm 50:10 

If you have ever heard someone say that God owns the cattle on a thousand hills, then Psalm 50 and verse 10 is the reference for that statement.

And the real truth is – God indeed owns it all.

Not merely on a thousand hills but on every hill and valley across the globe.  

All that you have – whether you are the poorest or the wealthiest man on the earth – is loaned to you for your use – from God!  

He created the earth, all of the animals and the plants that we harvest for food.

It all was given to us by God.

We are to be wise and good stewards of all that we ‘possess’ knowing that we have what we have because of God’s goodness and love.

 It is so important to remind ourselves of that truth.

We can easily become selfish or stingy, preferring to think (wrongly of course) that what we have is due to our own skill, initiative and hard work.

When we do that it is as if we are telling God in so many words that we created our success and have no need of Him.

That might sound a tad familiar because Jesus spoke of that when He said in

Matthew 12:15-21

“Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”

And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

“Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

It is wise to remember who the blessings come from and

to thank God for all He has loaned to you!