September 29, 2023 … A Giving Heart …

September 29, 2023 … A Giving Heart …   

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from the praise group, Vintage Worship, singing … Generous Giver … Poignantly singing of our God’s infinite giving nature and the goodness of His grace. 

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Highlight Passage: … Proverbs 11:25 [NLT] … 

25 The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.   

… God promises to refresh those who refresh others with a giving spirit. .                         

               

Highlight Passage (Context): … Proverbs 11:15-25  [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

… God, thru Solomon promises goodness and reward for those who have a generous and giving heart.                                                                                                                           

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Reference Passage: …Proverbs 19:17 [NLT] …  

17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD - And He will repay you!   

… Solomon shows that our giving to the poor will be rewarded by a giving God.      

Reference Passage: …Matthew 6:21 [NLT] …  

21 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will be.  

… According to Jesus, a giving heart is a treasure chest of God’s grace.           

Reference Passage: …Luke 6:38 [NLT] …  

8 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.  

… Jesus teaches those who come after Him about the results of a generous and giving heart.      

Reference Passage: …  2Corinthians 9:6-7 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

… The Apostle Paul teaches fellow Christians about having a generous and giving heart, quoting from <b><u>Proverbs 22;8</b></u> … that God loves a person with a generous heart.       

Reference Passage: … Galatians 6:7-10 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

… God’s word, thru the Apostle Paul, exhorts fellow Christians to never get tired of doing good or giving to any/all in need, especially fellow Christians..      

                                                                              

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Xochitl Dixon … AT THIS LINK …  … tells of giving the best fan from the author’s collection of delicate hand fans (see photo) to Kinslee, the four year old daughter of a friend, so that Kinslee would remember the author after Kinslee’s family had moved away.  It made our ODB author happy to see Kinslee so happy in receiving that fan.  

And if my readers have taken in and meditated on the linked song and the reference scriptures above, I pray we all realize how much our Lord values those who exercise a Christ-like giver’s heart.  We need to ask ourselves!… Are we giving all we can give to others as a reflection of  our God’s mercy and giving grace?  I’m convicted; how about you?    

      

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for calling me to give from a heart which reflects Your mercy, love, and grace today.                        

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to give from a heart which reflects Yours, Lord, today.     … Amen

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