If there is nothing to gain from giving, then why are people so zealous to the extent of a need to lie and boast about giving? If there are no benefits in giving, then why the concern to give? And who is more blessed in this testimony, the giver or the receiver? And why the Bible would bestow this praise to the giver by citing the following in Acts 20:35, it is more blessed to give than to receive.
While many people believe and understand the act of giving and the benefits and blessings accompanying it, surprisingly, there are as many withholding from accomplishing this deed. Yet there are many who will plot to benefit from receiving.
To be a recipient is not an offence; the transgression is in harboring greed. You receive because you have a need not because you are greedy! You give because Jesus love filled your heart and not because of any personal agenda. When the act of giving is not a part of Jesus love that fills your heart, then your giving is in vain.
The giver gives because he honors and acknowledges God’s blessings to him. How many times have you heard this phrase, “If I have, I will definitely give.” You give not because you are rich with money; you give because you have a rich, generous heart in sharing. Giving is not about money; giving is about love. You give because Christ love lives in your hearts; all other reasons are insignificant. The act of giving exhibit God’s love alive in our hearts.
God gave us his only begotten son, our Saviour Jesus because He loves us. If love is absent in our giving, then we give in vain 1 Corinthians 13:3
The ability to give confirmed our experience and understanding of God’s love for us at the cross and now are alive in our hearts!
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