“If I ever won the lottery, (I don’t play the game or gamble) the first thing I would do is…….” Quite a question. Most Christians will say, “The first thing I’d do is pay my tithes.” Others say they would travel or buy a new house or car. I’d love to travel.
I’ve always wanted to go to Jerusalem and the Middle East. Walking where Jesus walked, going to the place where he was probably born, and being baptized in the River Jordan—all places I would love to visit.
I’d love to go to Ireland, the motherland some of my ancestors. I’d love to walk the hills and valleys of the old homeland.
Or Alaska—especially the Inside Passage, which is the waterway along the shoreway where the ships travel along the coast. I’ve heard that passengers traveling the cruise lines often see whales and dolphins cavorting in the water.
But what we say we would do if we won a million dollars is really what we would do if we don’t.
Many of those who go on cruises haven’t won the lottery. The ones who give a tithe of their paycheck also would give a large amount if they came into money.
“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Colossians 3:17.
Either way, whatever we do should be done in Jesus’ name, so that the credit goes to Christ Jesus and not to the lottery.