RHAPSODY OF REALITIES *Pastor Chris* Tue, June 18th. ALWAYS GIVE YOUR BEST Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again (Luke 6:38). In your giving it’s important that you always outdo your past; give your best always. When you give your best, you’ll receive the best. Jesus said, the measure with which you give, is the same measure with which you’d receive. If you give sparingly, you’ll reap sparingly. If you give joyfully and bountifully, you’ll also reap abundantly in joy. The Bible says "The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself" (Proverbs 11:25). Some are only conscious of what they want to receive; but you’re first a giver before you can receive. The Bible didn’t say, "Receive, and then give…"; rather it says, "Give, and it shall be given unto you…." In addition, the Bible says God loves the "cheerful giver"; it didn’t say, "the cheerful receiver" (2 Corinthians 9:7). It’s more blessed to give than to receive (Acts 20:35). Consider the woman who poured the expensive perfume on Jesus; she probably didn’t know that thousands of years later, she’d still be a reference point. She gave her best. When a man called Joses sold his land and brought the money to the apostles (Acts 4:36-37), he did it with all his heart, not immediately recognizing the impact of his giving. The quality of what he gave touched the apostles so much that they named him "Barnabas" (son of consolation). Whenever opportunities show up for you to give in the house of God, or do something for the Lord, do it the best way the first time. Do it as though the success of it depended on you alone. Prayer: Dear Father, I thank you for your grace in me to give and make meaningful impact in the spread of the Gospel around the world. I’m challenged by your great love that made you give your best for the salvation of all men; I’m thus determined more than ever, to serve you with my life, and with the best of all I have, in Jesus’ Name. F u r t h e r s t u d y: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness. 11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God
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