Mark 12:43-44 NLT
Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”
That is from the time Jesus took His followers to the temple and talked to them about giving. What a powerful example of how to give and how it can impact others.
I am preaching through a series at The Community Fellowship called Treasure, and yesterday we talked about how we hold our treasure or how our treasure holds us. Literally when we understand that our treasure is a gift from God and how blessed we are, our desire will be to be generous.
Think about the promise and plan of those who are generous. These people see themselves as a child of God using their blessings to serve others. Those who are generous know that giving away what they have ends in them being blessed even more.
My prayer for myself, my family and our church will be known for generosity and use what we have to bless others.
I close with sharing about the principle of reaping and sowing. As you read the following verses, may God help each of us sow generously and see just how good our God is!
2 Corinthians 9:6-11 NASB
Now I say this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; 9 as it is written: “He scattered abroad, he gave to the poor, His righteousness endures forever.” 10 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness; 11 you will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgiving to God.
Have a great week!
NOTE... Pray for those dealing with the impact of the hurricane. Pray for those battling covid. Pray for Afghanistan, Haiti and dealing with flooding in Tennessee.
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