I
Want
You
To Excel
In
This Gracious Act Of Giving
Scripture
2
Corinthians 8
7
b—I
want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving.
9 You
know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich,
yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could
make you rich.
Luke
9
58 But
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and
birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his
head.”
Observation
Generosity
… when we give sacrificially that is when we are most like our
Heavenly Father!
God
left Heaven with all of its riches and came down and dwelt among men
as Jesus Christ. He didn't live in a mansion while He was here on
earth, though He was rich He became poor for our sake.
He
gave up everything so that You and I could have Eternal life.
Our
giving needs to be measured not by the amount of our gift but by the
sacrifice we are making to give the gift. The widow only gave two
mites, two small coins but her gift was valued by God as way more
than all of the others.
So
lets be generous!
Application
I
want to excel in the gracious act of giving. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You know everything about me. You know down to the penny
everything that I have. Don't let me be stingy. I know that You will
bless me when I am generous. I know that I can never out give You.
Here are two of Your promises that I will hold on to: Luke
6:38
“Give, and you will
receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken
together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your
lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”
Malachi 3:10 “Bring
all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my
Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of
Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I
will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to
take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!”
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 3,4,5; Psalm 77; 2 Corinthians 8
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