Using it for God

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
USING IT FOR GOD
Prov 13:23
23 A poor man's field may produce abundant food,
but injustice sweeps it away.
NIV
Once again I think a lot of controversy might exist over how this should be seen as it relates to the life of a believer verses that of an unbeliever or how a believer should approach life in respect to wealth. In the original language I think it speaks clearer than in any translation, in the sense that a poor man might well loss his opportunity to hold on to any abundance because of his poor judgment. But once again of what value would that be anyway? Why would God want any man to cling to his material wealth? Would the judgment have anything to do with between hoarding the abundance for self and spending it to benefit the Kingdom of God? What is the reason the man is poor? Is it because of he wants to keep all his abundance? I think some believers would what to use this saying as a justification for not being a spendthrift and to store up and hoard the abundance in order to not be poor. But all wealth is from the hand of God anyway and it is within his order which state a man should be. But is within the power of the man as to how he decides to employ that which has been provided by God. I think this even applies to the gifts God bestows which are outlined in the parable of the talents. If God gives someone a gift in abundance and the person does not use it for the Kingdom it might well be swept away and what he could have done for the kingdom is lost. I believe as God gives the abundance to me I should be ready willing and able to spend it all for the benefit of his kingdom divesting the all of self. I should not hold anything back; hoard anything which God has provided me with whether that be of material matter or spiritual gifts. The real poverty exists in spiritual bankruptcy because of his bad judgment in refusing to acknowledge God and all of the wealth any spiritually bankrupt person accumulates will be swept away in the final day. What I know is whatever God produces in my life, I need to use it for him as thus I will never be poor, but rich in spirit.