By Danny Hernaez
Greetings from Frisco TX!
Just as you excel in everything – in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us – see that you also excel in this grace of giving. (2 Corinthians 8:7)
Dr. F. W. Meyer once commented on this verse, saying, “Probably there is no greater test of our true religion than our behavior in giving. How few, comparatively, give in proportion to their income! How few give systematically! How few have learned the joy and luxury of giving, so that they abound therein!”
The joy and luxury of giving!
We can well understand the joy of giving. Even a child’s heart is brightened by seeing the joy his gift brings to another. But the luxury of giving? The Lord not only provides our needs; He gives us enough to share with others from the overflow.
Just as God gives us faith to trust Him more; just as He gives us speech to share His message; just as He gives us knowledge to understand His Word; so He also gives us enough to support His work.
In the next chapter, Paul wrote, “You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion.” (2 Corinthians 9:11)
Let’s excel in the joy and luxury of giving! <(((><
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God’s gift to us is who we are and
our gift to God is who we become.
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