Spiritual Orphans
Daily Reflections, Monday, August 18, 2008
Today's Scripture: Ephesians 1:7
Morris Siegel was a street person who roamed the back alleys of Los Angeles, sleeping out-of-doors, carrying everything he owned in an old shopping cart. When he was found dead in an alley of natural causes, the world discovered Morris had $207,421 in the bank.
Morris’ father died and left him the money ten years earlier, but he never claimed it. His family finally forced him to accept it. But he took only enough of the money to buy an old car, where he slept in bad weather. Relatives rented an apartment for him, but he never went there. He died December 14, 1989, with three dollars in his pocket and an untouched fortune in the bank.
Sometimes Christians live like spiritual “orphans”. They live life unaware of the true fortune that awaits them in Heaven. While this doesn’t mean that we are guaranteed riches here on this earth, it does mean that we shouldn’t go around with “beware of the dog” signs on our faces! I have known many people throughout the years and their financial status didn’t have anything to do with their feelings toward life. I’ve known poor people who were happy in Christ and rich people who were happy in Christ. I’ve also known the opposite. The truth is, our happiness doesn’t depend on the things of this world. We are happy people because we have a glorious hope.
Today's Quote: Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile. —Sir Wilfred Grenfell
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