Receive to give

It's easy to read a verse like Philippians 4:19 NKJV - 'God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory' - and come away with little more than 'riches, all my needs'. But, that is definitely not the whole meaning.

Read this fuller passage: 'God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others... he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God' (2 Corinthians 9:8-11 NLT).

When we see godly promises of plenty, they're 100% tied to generosity. The reason that God gives to us is to produce another kind of harvest, one where we re-sow everything given to us. The things that God trusts us with - finances, talents, knowledge, love - are meant as an investment. It's our job to enjoy them and then use them to show God to others. God gives to us, not so that we can be comfy, but so that we can step out into generosity.



So what now? Dig out something from a cupboard that you got as a Christmas gift. Yes, Christmas was three months ago, but...unless you have a use for it, give it to someone who'll love it.





— SCRIPTURE —

'God will generously provide all you need.' 2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT
— SOULFOOD —

Jer 14-17, Luke 21:25-33, Ps 69:19-36, Pro 8:30-31