Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of images and lyrics from Tim McGraw singing … Humble and Kind … poignantly singing of how we invest in the riches of heaven by sharing the love of God by staying humble and kind when it comes to how we deal with others.
Highlight Verse[s]: Deuteronomy 15:11 [NLT] … 11 There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.
… God’s command to be generous and kind to the needy.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Deuteronomy 15:7-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God commands His people to be generous, sharing their blessings with the poor.
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Reference Passage : … Micah 6:8 [NIV] … 8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what He requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
… As Tim McGraw sings in the linked song, we are called by God to always be humble and kind.
Reference Passage : … Luke 12:33-34 [NIV] … 33 “Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it. 34 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
… Jesus teaching heavenly investments of giving to the poor.
Reference Passage : … Galatians 6:7-10 [NIV] … USE THIS LINK …
… We always reap what we sow … giving generously to those in need will always pay heavenly dividends.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Kirsten Holmberg, uses a social commentary to highlight what all of us need to be doing to help the needy in our world. And the ODB author wrote: On the outskirts of Paris, as in other cities around the globe, people are coming to the aid of the homeless in their communities. Clothing, covered in waterproof bags, is hung on designated fences for those living on the streets to take according to their needs. The bags are labeled, “I’m not lost; I’m for you if you’re cold.” The effort not only warms those without shelter, but also teaches those in the community the importance of assisting the needy among them.
God wanted (and still wants) His people to benefit from His law of reciprocity (i.e., we reap what we sow); so He commanded the family of God to help those in need (see highlight passage and Micah 6:8). AND … if we’re willing to do that, as Jesus taught, we’ll be laying up earthly investments which will repay us with heavenly dividends (see Luke 12 or Galatians 6 above).
It’s our choice! … We can sow seeds of selfishness, as our human nature would lead us; … or we can sow seeds of humility and kindness as Tim McGrow sings in the linked song. Personally, I’m going to try my best to do the latter because the dividends for Christlike sharing are heavenly.
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Abba Father, … thank You, Lord, … for giving us the opportunity to sew seeds of glory in Heaven by helping others in need.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I pray, Lord, that all reading here can, and will, join me to sow Godly seeds of humility and kindness today. … Amen
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