MEMORISE: 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 6:38
BIBLE READING: John 3:16
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
MESSAGE:
Giving is one of God’s character traits, and we must imbibe it as His children. When you give, you act as your heavenly Father, who freely gives people on earth many blessings -the gift of life, good health, salvation, provision, security, sound memory, functioning body parts, et cetera.
I have noticed that many teenagers always want to be the ones receiving gifts, but they don’t usually like giving them out. They keep asking to get whatever they need while they make no effort to give at all, forgetting that those who give will always receive. In the past, when we were still struggling as a family to meet our needs, my wife would often give out the little food items we had to others or our breakfast portion to some of the kids around us.
Today, we can freely give because we learnt how to give when we were not even comfortable at all. My dear child, start practising how to give from now on so that you can imbibe God’s nature of giving.
ACTION POINT:
When next you want to celebrate someone on his or her birthday, do so with a gift.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Ecclesiastes 4:1-6:12, 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:7