Ridiculous generosity!

How much should we give? How much time? How much money? How much of our energy? How much of our chocolate bar!? Before weighing up all the pros and cons of giving, consider what Jesus said: 'Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you' (Matthew 5:42 NIV). Gulp. But how, Jesus? If we do that, then we'll go broke overnight!

There's only one way Jesus can ask us to be generous: if he already has us covered. It'll be hard for us to go hungry if God's our heavenly Father. It'll be hard for us to run out if we have him to ask for provision. We may need reminding that the Gospel message, of Jesus dying for us so that we can be forgiven, is 'ridiculous generosity'!

God isn't just generous, he goes beyond. And this is his design for how we should be too. With a world in need, God's answer to go beyond the call of duty was himself. Now that he's gifted us his Holy Spirit, he's looking to us to carry on that good work. Let's trust him to provide for us, so that we can pass on the blessing.



So what now? Been bought a coffee lately? Buy one for someone else, plus a yummy muffin! Been shouted a meal? Give meals to a foodbank. What have you been given recently that you can pass on to bless someone else? Watch God work through your 'ridiculous generosity'.





— SCRIPTURE —

'The measure you use...will be measured to you.' Luke 6:38 NIV
— SOULFOOD —

Nahum 1-3, John 4:39-54, Ps 41 , Pro 24:5-6