2 Corinthians 9 - what Christian Giving is:

 

2 Corinthians 9 – What Christian Giving is:

 

There are many churches in the world that have a tremendous ministry and give liberally to other ministries. Then there are churches that are dead and don’t have much of a ministry. Neither do they share their blessings by giving to others. The church in Corinth made a pledge to give to a church in Jerusalem.

A pledge is a promise that is made between you and God.

There was once a wealthy man that asked, “How in the world did you become so rich when you give away so much?” His answer was, “The Lord shovels it in and I shovel it out, and God has the bigger shovel.” The truth is that we can never outgive God. In Acts 20:35 it says, “it is more blessed to give than to receive.” This quote has been quoted a great deal but practiced very little. When we give, it is what we feel in our heart that is the amount we should give. God doesn’t want you to give anything that you want to keep for yourself. When we give something that we would rather keep for ourselves, God does not use it. He only blesses what we give willingly and gladly. I haven’t known anyone who went broke giving to the Lord’s work. God doesn’t always bless us with material blessings, but He does promise to bless us with spiritual blessings. It says in Psalm 112 that “the man is blessed who fears the Lord and gives to the poor.” Many Christians have the gift of hospitality. When we give of ourselves to others, it will cause people to thank God for you. It is God who will get the praise and glory. As it should be.

 

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