Greetings Dear Reader,
In pursuing a life that
reflects the image of God in me I must always love. From that love must flow an understanding
that I am loved so deeply that I will be cared for by God. All my needs will be met; not all my wants
but all my needs. In that God gives me
everything up to and including his own Son.
He asks in return that I be
generous. Next week we set aside time to
give thanks for all that we have been given.
So few will people will actually be giving thanks. Thanksgiving has become so much more about
food, family, and football. We must
engage with the Imago Dei in us be being grateful for the many things we
already have.
Even more we must be known
for our generosity. We must give to
others from the abundance we have. We
must generously give to those in need.
We must not be satisfied to drop money in a plate whilst also dropping
our responsibility. The very idea of
giving is that it must be personal.
The church in most cases as
turned giving into a guilt riven guilt shedding exercise. The act of giving is pushed by greed and
entered into because of pressure. The
image of God in us gives from the heart with no guilt or remorse. Since we know that God will supply all our
need then we know that we have the resources from which to give to the needs of
others.
When the giving in personal
then it is possible for others to see Christ in us and perhaps catch hold of
his ultimate gift. We think that things
are ours. They are not. All that we are given is to the purpose of
giving to the needs of others with no fear that our own needs will go
unmet. Once again we are to be a
conduit. It is our purpose to be a reflection
of the Imao Dei in our giving.
Wishing you joy in the
journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to
them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule
of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things
from his great treasure store."
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What a great subject for a post. I love when the church is generous as we can do so much when we are free with the resources God has shared with us.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of being generous - I know you like to ring the bell on Christmas Eve, but how do you feel about ringing again with me a different time? It would be a fun way to spend some time with you!