He answereth and saith
unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he
that hath meat, let him do likewise. (Luke 3:11)
They say this is the season of giving. Yet when the prices
go up and the budget tightens, we tend to forget that we should give our tithes.
When you look at giving in the Bible there is so many scriptures referring to
giving and Jesus spoke on many occasions about giving. There are many verses
but two in particular is what I want to reflect on today.
One is Luke 6:38: 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.
The other is Matthew 25:43-45: I was a stranger, and ye took
me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me
not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred,
or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not
minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it
not to me.
Now, one Jesus said that when you give it shall be given to
you and He also said that when you ignore people in need and here, He uses the
words “the least of my brethren” which to me means those people on the street
or maybe people different than you. These are the people He compares to Himself
asking for help and when you did not help them you did not help Him as He ends
with these striking words: “And these shall go away into everlasting
punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”
Now I give, and I try to help as much as I can, and I can
tell you that I am blessed beyond understanding. This month specific I had no
clue how we will be able to do everything and still make the end and I tell you
that the Lord did amazing and unexpected things that I can only say is His work.
I know we all struggle, but there are many out there with
much less than what we have and if Jesus said He will bless you for giving well
He does, and I can testify to that because I see it in my life. The question is
not who to help. Jesus said the least of all so help anyone in need. I can guarantee
you that God can take your small blessing and multiply it so that I changes someone’s
life. There are thousands out there with barely something to eat every day and
we life in what is to them abundance. Do not let the enemy steal you blessings
by keeping your heart locked for the need out in the world, because every life
we can save with giving is a soul we can keep from perishing.
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
