DO
FOR OTHERS
BREAD
24 One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another
withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. 25 A
generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. Proverbs 11:24-25 (NIV)
38 Give, and it will be given to
you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be
poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Luke 6:38 (NIV)
31 Do to others as you would have
them do to you. Luke
6:31 (NIV)
25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the
righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. 26 They are always generous and lend freely; their
children will be blessed. Psalm 37:25-26 (NIV)
5 Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who
conducts his affairs with justice. 6 Surely
he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. 7 He will have no fear of bad news; his heart
is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8 His heart is secure, he will have
no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes. 9 He has scattered abroad his gifts to the
poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
10 The wicked man will see and
be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked
will come to nothing. Psalm 112:5-10 (NIV)
9 A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his
food with the poor. Proverbs 22:9 (NIV)
17 Command those who are rich in this present world
not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but
to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our
enjoyment. 18 Command them to
do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure
for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take
hold of the life that is truly life. 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NIV)
16 For God so loved the
world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NIV)
15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at
the proper time. 16 You open your
hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. 17 The LORD
is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made. Psalm 145:15-17
(NIV)
1 “Be careful not to do your ‘acts
of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no
reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So when
you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do
in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the
truth, they have received their reward in full.
3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.” Matthew 6:1-5 (NIV)
3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.” Matthew 6:1-5 (NIV)
11 Yours, O LORD,
is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. 12 Wealth and honor come from you; you are the
ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give
strength to all. 13 Now, our God,
we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. 1
Chronicles 29:11-13 (NIV)
23 This is what the LORD
says: “Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his
strength or the rich man boast of his riches, 24
but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and
knows me, that I am the LORD, who
exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,”
declares the LORD. Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Nobody made a greater mistake than
he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”
Edmund Burke
“Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, You have brought me to the
valley of vision, where I live in the depths but see You in the heights; hemmed
in by mountains of sin I behold Your glory. Let me learn by paradox that the
way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is
the healed heart, that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit, that the
repenting soul is the victorious soul, that to have nothing is to possess all, that
to bear the cross is to wear the crown, that to give is to receive, Lord, in
the daytime stars can be seen from deepest wells, and the deeper the wells the
brighter Your stars shine; Let me find Your light in my darkness, Your life in
my death, Your joy in my sorrow, Your grace in my sin, Your riches in my poverty, Your glory in my
valley.” From: The Valley of Vision: A
collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions
“The
heart that gives, gathers.” Marianne Moore
“Just as all believers exercise the gift of
faith, we should all exercise the gift of giving—giving our time, talent, and
treasures for the glory of God. There are some believers who are especially
gifted by the Holy Spirit in the area of giving. These Christians are to give
even more liberally. In fact, Romans 12:8 encourages those with the gift of
giving to give generously. Gifted givers
are compelled by the love of God to give. The Lord is glorified by their giving
hearts as He uses their gifts given in cheerful obedience for the good of His
people.” Michael Youssef
“The Christian way is
different: harder and easier. Christ says, ‘Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much
of your money and so much of your work:
I want you… No half-measures are any good. I don’t want to cut off a branch here and a
branch there, I want to have the whole tree down…Hand over the whole natural
self, all the desires which you
think innocent as well as the ones you think wicked – the whole outfit. I will give you a new self instead. I will give you Myself: My own will shall become yours.’” C.S.
Lewis
“You cannot
legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom.
What one person receives without working for, another person must work
for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything
that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the
people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is
going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does
no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that
my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply
wealth by dividing it.” Dr. Adrian
Rogers
“You
will always give effortlessly to that which is your salvation.” Tim
Keller
“Gain
all you can, save all you can, give all you can.” John Wesley
“Take note of what
God gives you. Then you will also know
the task He gives you.” Heinrich
Emil Brunner
“A famous fundraiser once
said that people give prompted by one of two motivations: guilt or public
recognition. These motivations do not apply to Christian givers. Our guilt was
removed permanently through Jesus’ blood on the cross—never to dominate our
lives again. Neither would truly gifted givers be motivated by public
recognition. Christians would far rather give quietly, humbly acknowledging
that their true reward and treasure is in heaven with Christ—no earthly recognition
can compare.” Michael
Youssef
“A cheerful giver
does not count the cost of what he gives.
His heart is set on pleasing and cheering him to whom the gift is
given.” Julian of Norwich
“Remember that when you leave
this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received -- only what
you have given: a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and
courage.” St. Francis of Assisi
HEART
SAVOR
- · God is the ultimate Giver and He calls His children to give freely as well.
- · Giving certainly does not mean merely money it is our whole self – no half measures will do. Christ desires all. 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (NIV).
- · The paradox remains that one always gets more than he gives – one simply cannot out give God.
