Here is a faithful statement:
2 Timothy 2:11-13 NASBS
It is a trustworthy statement: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; [12] If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us; [13] If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
God’s goodness doesn’t change in the face of our shortcomings. He kept pursuing us and trying to show us His love even when we were dead in our sins. It is by His Grace we are saved, it is by His Grace that we stand and it is by His Grace that we give.
God’s blessings continue to pour despite our lack of giving. He makes the sun rise over just and unjust people. We don’t give because we want to receive back, we give because He is good!
Giving is the same than carrying His Glory on our shoulders. King David tried to bring the Ark to Jerusalem on the back of animals, but God was only pleased when it was taken on the shoulders of his people. Giving is participating in His Glory. It’s our responsibility as believers to support God’s Work and giving is one of the ways to expand His kingdom. Through the knees that pray, the feet that go and the hands that give we expand His Kingdom.
We don’t give with the heart of receiving back, with give with a cheerful heart to bless His kingdom. Serving God isn’t about building a treasure on Earth, but about building a treasure that’s not going to be eaten away. We give to bless, not to get.
Giving is an exercise of faith, and through giving out faith grows, and in faith we please God. Hebrews 11:6 NASBS – And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
Giving cheerfully allows us to see His multiplication in our lives, because God loves those who give cheerfully. Also, those who sow sparingly, will reap sparingly. And those who sow bountifully will reap bountifully. 2 Corinthians 9:6.
In the end, giving is an opportunity to experience first hand the transformative power of giving in faith. “Give with a cheerful heart, not to receive, but to experience the transformative power of faith.”
God Bless!
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