Devotion:
Read Luke 6:38.
According to Luke, Jesus has just taught that we are to “Love your enemies” and includes in the follow-up comments to those words about giving and lending. Also includes (at verse 31) is the Golden Rule: “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Then he offers the succinct lesson “Do not judge” and includes in his follow-up comments teaching about giving. It all seems to be connected to having a spirit of generosity toward others, seeking to bless them and hopefully transform them.
This teaching comes from the God who has shown us overwhelming amounts of generosity. Life itself is an unearned gift of generosity and grace. And when we failed (and fail) God, often giving only from any “extra” we might have, God gave us the gift of his one and only Son as a sacrifice to forgive us of our sin.
So, in our practice of giving, no matter what it is or to whom we are giving it, we are called to reflect the generosity of our God. Do the people around you get to know God through the way in which you give?
Personal Worship Option:
List the different ways you give of yourself to others. What one step could you take with each one to grow in generosity?
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