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Giving Generously
Generosity is at the heart of God, and so when we give, we are showing people God’s heart. Generous living is such an important aspect of our faith, that it is discussed all throughout Scripture…
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James teaches that God gives wisdom generously to those who ask. (James 1:5)
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John wrote that God so loved the world that He gave Jesus to us. (John 3:16)
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Paul praised the church in Macedonia who, though they were living in poverty, “overflowed in a wealth of generosity … for they gave according to their means.” (2 Corinthians 8:2-3 ESV; emphasis added)
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Paul told the Corinthian church that God “loves a cheerful giver,” and that when we give, “God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.” (2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT)
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King Solomon believed that, “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.” (Proverbs 19:17 NIV)
God shows us in the Bible that when we give to the poor, when we lend to one another, and when we give to our brothers and sisters in the Church, He will supply our needs and He will bless us according to His will and His ways.
He sees what we give and He blesses us—but this doesn't mean giving is a magic formula. We shouldn’t use our giving to test God to see if He will give us something in return. We give because Jesus gave His life for us. We give because we are made in the image of our generous and gracious God.
We give because God first gave Himself to us, and we trust that He will provide for us, and be enough for us.
So in what ways can you be generous to someone else? Are there people in your community you could give to, even if it means sacrificing something? How can you give as the Lord gave to you?
“I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”
Ephesians 4:1-6 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/eph.4.1-6.NKJV
“Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land. Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations. And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for ...
