2 Corinthians 9:7 (NIV)
7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your
heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a
cheerful giver.
The greatest blessing of giving is not on the financial side
of the ledger but on the spiritual side. You receive a sense of being honest
with God. You receive a consciousness that you are in partnership with God—that
you are doing something constructive—that you are working with Him to reach the
world for Jesus Christ. You are also enabled to hold on to this world’s goods
loosely because the eternal values are always in view. How do you give? Is it
liberally and cheerfully? Or is it sparingly and grudgingly? If you have been
giving God the leftovers of your substance and your life, you have been missing
the true joy and blessing of Christian giving and living.
Thought for today:
Do I try to hold back on what I give God?
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