KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
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IT WAS DURING the war...
His wages were low. He and mother wore old clothes, and tried to provide as best they could for our family. We were very poor; but frankly, I didn't know it then. Yet, while it was hard to "make ends meet" my dad always gave liberally to the church. It was during that time, when he and mother needed new clothes, and when they would have so much enjoyed a bigger house that I saw one Sunday morning, on the dresser, his check made out to the church for $7.00. That was a lot of money then; well over 10% of what he was making. And he gave that amount every week. I've seen that check in memory hundreds of time. I'll always be grateful that my dad taught me by his example that the Lord should be considered first. (Joe Barnett)
KneEmail: "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" (Matt. 6:33).