LIVE
GENEROUSLY
BREAD
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. Psalm
112:5-6 (NIV)
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap
sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each man should give what he has
decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God
loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all
grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you
need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 (NIV)
14 Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles. 15 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the
early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia,
not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you
only; 16 for even when I was in
Thessalonica, you sent me aid again and again when I was in need. 17 Not that I am looking for a gift,
but I am looking for what may be credited to your account. 18 I have received full payment and even more;
I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you
sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. 19 And my God will meet all your needs
according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. 20
To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Philippians 4:14-20 (NIV)
13 Share with God's people who are in need. Practice
hospitality. Romans 12:13 (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)
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)
25A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will
himself be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25 (NIV)
15 May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 16 The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to man.
Psalm 115:15-16 (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)
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator
of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his
understanding no one can fathom. 29 He
gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and
young men stumble and fall; 31 but
those who hope in the LORD will
renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and
not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Keep sowing faithfully. God sees. He knows. In Christ, your labor will not be in vain.” David Mathis
“Never tire of doing what is right. Live a life acutely aware of the brevity of it. We are indeed but a mist. And we will have all eternity to be in bliss. Seek not to pander the flesh but to promote self-discipline, placing a priority of love on those in your spheres – especially those in your own household. We often miss so many God given opportunities when indulging our worldly wants. Denial of the flesh – choosing God’s will over my own - is never easy, often misunderstood but always worth it. His way is higher, better, more beneficial and pleasing to the soul though often unutterably difficult. In the end, it produces a life of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” BHY
“Believer, though all things are apparently against
you, rest assured that God has made a reservation on your behalf; in the roll
of your griefs there is a saving clause. Somehow He will deliver you, and
somewhere He will provide for you. Your rescue may come from a very unexpected
source, but help will definitely come in your extremity, and you will magnify the
name of the Lord. If men do not feed you, ravens will; and if the earth does
not yield wheat, heaven will drop manna.
Therefore be of good courage, and rest quietly in the Lord. God can make
the sun rise in the west if He pleases and can make the source of distress a
channel of delight. The riches of
providence are all in the absolute power of our Lord Jesus, who will dispense
them generously to His people.”
C. H. Spurgeon
revised by Alistair
Begg
“‘Do not be deceived: God is not
mocked,’ the apostle Paul writes, ‘for whatever one sows, that will he also
reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap
corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap
eternal life’ (Galatians 6:7-8). The trouble is that we fool ourselves into
thinking there’s some safe middle ground — that we can make excuses and put off
sowing to the Spirit, while still denying the flesh. But we always sow to something,
very often to ourselves. And what we sow slowly reveals, and shapes, what we
love most in life.” Marshall
Segal
“Time is a limited resource. You only have a
certain allotment of time in your life. When it’s used up ... that’s it! Your time
is your life. When you give someone your
money, you’ve given them something that you can replace. But when you give someone your time, you’ve
given them a part of your life. This means time management is really ‘life
management.’” Rick Warren
“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
“Depend upon it, you will
either serve Satan or Christ, either self or the Savior. You will find sin,
self, Satan, and the world to be hard masters, but if you wear the livery of
Christ, you will find Him so meek and lowly of heart that you will find rest
unto your souls. He is the most magnanimous of captains. There never was His
like among the choicest of princes. He is always to be found in the thickest
part of the battle. When the wind blows cold He always takes the bleak side of
the hill. The heaviest end of the cross lies ever on His shoulders. If He bids
us carry a burden, He carries it also. If there is anything that is gracious,
generous, kind, and tender, yes lavish and super abundant in love, you always
find it in Him.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“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
created us to be givers.
·
Freely
we have received, freely give.
·
What
do we have that we did not receive? We are
to be good stewards of what God allows us to manage. Create in me a clean heart of God and renew a
steadfast spirit within me.
