Author: John DeWitt, from the Work of Christ in Lansing, Michigan.
In the book of Acts, Paul quotes Jesus saying, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35)
There is no greater example of generosity than God our Father. He loved us and was generous to us by sending his son Jesus to suffer and die on the cross. He did all this to enable us to enter into the love of the Holy Trinity, forever, in Heaven. We certainly didn't deserve this generosity, but we were given it anyway, because of God’s love for us.
How can we imitate God in being generous? Generosity goes way beyond just being generous with money, but that is still a great start! How else can we be generous?
We can be generous with encouragement. We can be generous with compliments. We can be generous with our smile.
One of the most difficult things to be generous with in today's society is perhaps the most important: we can be generous in giving our time to others.
Want to evaluate your degree of generosity? Look at where and how you spend time and where your spend your money.
Ask yourself today: Where do I spend my time? Where do I spend my money? Do I spend these generously?
Scripture quotations taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®
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