Five Cs or two Gs

The Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. — Psalm 84:11

Young people in Singapore at one time aspired to have the five Cs. Cash in the bank. Career for the future. Car to drive. Condominium to live in. Credit card to travel with.

A recent newspaper report indicated that there is now an updated version of the five Cs: Connectivity to be tuned in. Choices, and the more the merrier! Cheek — doing things our own way. Causes, because it is hip to help. Consumers who spend first and pay later.

Instead of the five Cs, Agur, the writer of Proverbs 30, asked for two Gs from God: His grace and goodness. He sought the grace and of God “to remove falsehood and lies far from me”  (v. 8). He didn’t want to fall into the trap of believing that corrupt principles, practices, and affections are acceptable.

Agur also asked for the goodness of God to provide what he needed — no more and no less (vv. 8-9). He was concerned that poverty could cause him to become covetous and to disgrace God’s name. But he also realized how easily riches could pamper him and cause him to deny the Lord.

Which do you desire more? The temporary satisfaction of the five Cs or the rewards of God’s grace and goodness? Is your desire to honor God’s name above all? — Albert Lee

Let us celebrate together,

Lift our voice in one accord,

Singing of the grace and mercy

And the goodness of the Lord. — Sper

READ:  Proverbs 30:7-9

God’s grace is infinite love expressing itself through infinite goodness.

The Bible in one year:

• Leviticus 6-7

• Matthew 25:1-30