Daily devotion – Saturday 8th May 2021
“Honour the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase,” – Proverbs 3:9
God does not “need” our money to get His work done. He is sovereign and could do it without our help.
Yet He has arranged it so that His work often depends on our generosity.
At least two things happen when we give. First, when we give with the right attitude, God reminds us that what we have isn’t really ours. He gave us everything we have, and it actually belongs to Him.
Psalm 51:16 “For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.”
King David prayed, “All things come from You, and of Your own we have given You” – 1 Chron. 29:14. We need to learn that truth.
Second, when we give, we help meet the needs of others whom God loves. By giving to others, we testify to God’s love for them, and we point them to the greatest gift of all – John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” – God’s gift of His Son for our salvation.
Someone has said that our lives should resemble channels, not reservoirs. A reservoir stores water: a channel distributes it. God wants us to be channels of blessing to others.
Are you?