Today’s Promise
December 9, 2024
Give and it Will be Given to You
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
When You Bless Others
Contrary to our thinking, God promises to bless us when we give to others. The Kingdom of God operates differently from the world and our natural inclinations.
Jesus had just finished giving a list of instructions to His followers, all of which are contrary to our usual behavior. He instructed them to love their enemies, do good to those who hate them, bless those who curse them, pray for those who mistreat them, and never retaliate. He ended the list with a promise that if they give, it will be given back to them.
A Generous Giver
Jesus taught His followers to be generous givers and conduits of God’s love and blessings. When God blesses us, we ought to pass on those blessings to others.
When we give of our time, kindness, skills, and money, we activate the promise of reciprocity: what we give, God gives back to us. While the goal is never to give just so we can receive, we know that we cannot out-give God.
A Greater Blessing
When God gives back to us, it is in abundance. Jesus said that our giving comes back to us pressed down, shaken together, and running over. Imagine a container of flour that is not only full but has been packed down, shaken to make sure every square inch is full, and then piled up until it overflows the sides.
When you give, God blesses you. This applies when you give to your church, support ministries, or help a friend in need. Jesus taught that even a small gesture, like offering a cup of water in His name, would not go unnoticed. Therefore, God blesses those who bless others.
Following Jesus requires a life of generosity where the blessings you receive are shared with others. In this process, blessings come back to you in abundance.
Look at that promise again.
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
Make these confessions.
- As a Christ-follower, God calls me to be generous.
- God calls me to be a conduit of His blessings.
- When I give, blessings come back to me.
- As God blesses me, I will bless others.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
As a follower of Christ, I believe that God calls me to be generous and live as a conduit for His blessings. When I give, I believe that it comes back to me, and as God blesses me, I will bless others in Jesus’ name.
Refusing to be generous means that we miss out on the wonderful blessings that God has in store for us. It is my belief that thriving Christians are generous Christians.
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Do you believe God blesses you when you bless others? (Share your thoughts in the comments below)
Yes I do Amen
Gooooooood morning, GOD is the BIGGEST GIVER,. As I give with the right heart, The Lord Blesses me with others who truly Love and care about me. Also with HIs Agape Love. True Christian Living is Loving and Giving. Your sister Christl
Amen
Thank you god dor helping me to give
My experience has shown that the more I give to God’s work the more God supplies me so that I can give even more. Much good is accomplished by this.
I remember a time when I was a single mom and owned two vehicles. A young friend of mine had recently gotten married, but he and his wife didn’t have a vehicle.
So, I let him have my favorite little car.
A couple of years later, God put it on my heart to move two hours away, but I didn’t know how to come up with the money needed to do so.
My young friend heard about my plans of moving away and he called me to say, “Hey! I have an extra car that you can have. If you want to sell it you can and you can do whatever you want with the money.”
I was surprised and happy!
I sold that car quickly and the money was more than enough to make the move.
God is good all the time and all the time, God is good!