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Psalms 37:16
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

It's not much but it's enough! This has been pretty much the theme of my whole life. When I was a child we didn't have very much. (Now before we continue in the devotion this morning understand that back then I measured things by using the ruler of the world and society) My parents didn't own a huge home on acres of land. Nope, we lived in a single-wide trailer on almost two acres of land. When it came to cars, well it was whatever would run. From old Cadillacs that were like tanks to a Chevette that ran on three cylinders. (You read me right spellcheck a Chevette...not a Corvette. It kept trying to correct me, hahaha) Even at the dinner table we sometimes didn't have much to offer. Many nights we ate the old military dinner of SOS - hamburger meat with gravy on sliced bread that was toasted. You should have been there on the nights when mom would bring home KFC... let's just say we were fancy living those nights.

Still today I don't have very much. I own one vehicle and the bank owns the other. I have increased to a double-wide instead of a single-wide. We even took the wheel axles off to show people that we are high rollers. I don't own land, real estate, homes, vacationing homes, etc... So according to all of the world's standards I must be suffering. I hate to say this but even according to some Christian's standards they tell me I'm suffering. But can I tell you with my heart and tears this morning that this couldn't be any farther from the truth!

Listen to a song that I love to sing...

In this world I don't have much in silver or gold
My house is just a cabin on the side of the road
But I've been adopted by a King's family
And when I get to my new home, look what's waiting for me

Heaven is waiting for me
Such beauty and splendor these eyes have never seen
Jesus, His sweet face I'll see
I may not have very much down here but look what's waiting for me

Every single work day I write these devotions. And every single day I receive a comment from a sweet Christian lady. In the world's eyes they would pity and feel sorry for her because she is an older Christian now. Her husband is gone home to be with the Lord so they would declare her lonely. She is older now and has to have people to help her more in her situation so they would declare her tired or feeble. But this woman is a bright light of her Savior Jesus! When I think of her I think of what Jesus said about another woman in the Bible..."I have not found a greater faith in all of Israel". Thank you Sister Sibyl Edmondson for your faithfulness. People may think you and I don't have very much, but they just can see it can they? I also think of my parents who many said would never make it. Dad worked job after job only to be laid off. Mom scraped the bottom of our pantry barrel time and time again but always come up with something good. No matter if it was SOS or sloppy-joe pie it was always good. They may be right. We didn't have much, but little is much when God is in it. Thank you for showing me that Mom and Dad.

What are you basing your status of success on? Riches, possessions, properties? What will you do with those things when you die? How will those things benefit you when you stand before the Lord? I'd rather have a little with righteousness than anything I wanted with wickedness.