118. A Bag With Holes
A Bag With Holes
"He that earneth wages, earneth wages to put into a bag with holes." God had commanded the children of Israel to repair the Temple and they disobeyed Him. They could earn more money in other kinds of work, and they probably said to each other, "There is no hurry about repairing the temple, it can wait for a while without doing any harm; our families need more and more; we have a good chance to earn big wages just now and it is surely our duty to look after our families first, to do our best for them.
Listen to what God thinks and says, "He that earneth wages, earneth wages to put into a bag with holes."
We see this same situation everywhere today. Church work neglected, people earning money on the Sabbath and their pew is empty. Does it ever occur to them that all that extra money may fall through holes? Unless we pay our debt to God first, we are apt to remain in debt to others. It always pays to obey God, to repair the temple, to put first things first.