What Have We Borrowed?
"The borrower is servant to the lender." Pvbs. 22:7
When we read this proverb the tendency is to think first about finances. While that is an appropriate consideration, today let's be encouraged to think about what we have borrowed other than money. In prison ministry, we talk often about:
Borrowed time;
Borrowed trust; and,
Borrowed identity.
Are there things we have foolishly borrowed? Have we borrowed time, only to throw it away and wonder "where the time went?" Have we borrowed trust by believing the wrong group of people in times of making decisions? Have we borrowed our identities to the point where we have no idea who we really are anymore?
The things that we have borrowed that are not from God are the things we need to return. It may be the enemy who has loaned us time, trust and a false ID. Let's turn those in for the truth!
Saul tried to lend David his armor in preparation to fight Goliath. David put it on and the armor did not fit him. David didn't need Saul's armor, he needed his own. David realized he wasn't comfortable in Saul's armor and he would not be successful in battling against Goliath by what he borrowed. David found his own armor - and it was very different than Saul's. He picked up five smooth stones and used them with a slingshot to defeat Goliath.
May we return what we have borrowed and no longer serve the lender.
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