Monday 18 June 2007

Give and it shall be given you

“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 6v38

Giving is one of those things we don’t talk about very much. Sometimes giving can be something of a scary thing. We may ask ourselves questions like “How can I possibly give when I have so little?”

We don’t give, basically, because we don’t trust. If we can’t or won’t give it is because we don’t really believe that God can provide for us if we are striving to meet the needs of others. Have a look at what Jesus said about logic – “If you give it will be given to you. What you receive will he poured out, the bag will be shaken so it settles, then more added, the bag shaken, and then it will be filled to overflowing.

We never have to be afraid to give. It is clear that we can’t out give God. After all has given us, after all He gives us, and after all He promises to give; how can we not give?

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