Connect the Dots
Theme of the Week: The Power of Generosity
Thursday, December 31, 2009
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Key Bible Verse: Give, and it will be given to you. … For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you (Luke 6:38, niv). Bonus Reading: Malachi 3:8-12
Right after moving to DC, I pioneered a parachurch ministry, and we had to raise our own budget by asking for money. About the time we reached 50 percent of our budget, I felt prompted by God to give a financial gift to another parachurch ministry.
It didn't make sense. How can you give what you don't have? I still remember the mixed emotions I felt as I wrote that $350 check. I sealed the envelope, walked to the post office, and dropped it in the mailbox outside. Then I walked inside to retrieve my mail. Inside my post office box was a check for ten thousand dollars.
Sometimes we fail to connect the dots between our faith and God's faithfulness, but when only 60 seconds separates your giving from God's blessing, it's tough to miss the point: When you give beyond your ability, God will bless you beyond your ability.
Don't get me wrong. God is not a slot machine. But if your motives are right, the law of measures kicks in: "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
—Mark Batterson in Wild Goose Chase
My Response: When I feel prompted by God to give beyond my ability, my immediate response is …
Thought to Apply: For it is in giving that we receive.—St. Francis of Assisi (founder of the Franciscans)
Adapted from Wild Goose Chase (Multnomah, 2008) by permission.
Copyright © 2009 by the author or Christianity Today/Men of Integrity magazine.
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Prayer for the Week: Dear Heavenly Provider, thank you for your promise to provide for my daily needs; convict me when I fail to give as I should; show me the life-changing power of generosity.
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