SEND YOUR MONEY TO
THE LORD (BUT USE MY ADDRESS)
By Dr. M. R. Dowler
“Send your money to the Lord, but
use my address” is a funny and slightly altered line. The line can be traced
back to County Music
A few years before ole Hank gave
us his memorable line was the true story of a well-known tele-evangelist who
claimed that God had threatened to kill him if he failed to raise eight million
dollars by his creditors’ “deadline” (no pun intended). The preacher’s 1987
plea to his many followers came as a result of a divine conversation with the
Creator. Needless to say and much to the relief of the preacher, his life was
spared when a dog-track owner in Florida
sent a sizable contribution to fend off the creditor and to save the television
preacher’s life.
Amid all the levity of this
week’s lesson there is a cogent theological principle to be considered--How
does God “speak” to us? Whereas some of us has undoubtedly heard someone say that
the “Lord spoke” to them about something; we understand that the communication
was not audible, but rather mental. God has spoken audibly; the Bible tells us
of nine people who has heard His voice. But all that ended when the Bible was
completed (Revelation 22:21 ).
God does communicate with us (John
10:4, 16, 27), but today it is through His Word (Hebrews 1:1-2; 2 Timothy 3:16 ). Interestingly, the Bible instructs us
to question any message we receive (even those we perceive to be of the
Lord); AKA discernment (1 Thessalonians 5:21 ).
God is the Author of all truth (John 14:6; 17:17 );
therefore when you get a “spiritual” message, put it to the Truth Test to fully
understand where it’s coming from (1 John 4:1-3). Think about it.
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