Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 151
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from the group Hillsong singing … I Give You My Heart … poignantly singing of we as disciples of Christ must be willing to give others our hearts as He was willing to give His all for us.
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Highlight Passage: Matthew 6:2 [ESV] …
2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. …”
… Jesus on giving quietly to help others … not for personal recognition.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Matthew 6:1-4 [ESV] … USE THIS LINK …
… Giving should be done to help others not for selfish recognition.
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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:27 [ESV] …
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is in your power to do it.
… When we have the opportunity, we should give to help others in need.
Reference Passage: … Luke 12:33-34 [ESV] … USE THIS LINK ...
… Jesus shows what Kingdom giving is all about.
Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 9:6-7 [ESV] …
6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully[a] will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
… Yes God loves a cheerful and sacrificial giver.
Reference Passage: … Hebrews 13:6 [ESV] …
16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
… God, thru the author of Hebrews, exhorts Christians on doing good by giving to others in need.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Xochitl Dixon, AT THIS LINK … writes about an anonymous donor who gave an expensive self-riding lawn mower (see photo) to a disabled veteran who was using a push mower with great difficulty due to his handicaps.
That’s the kind of giving Jesus wanted us to provide for others in need, isn’t it? He was pretty clear about that in teaching about giving without showing off to others (see highlight passage and Luke 12). And I’m praying that all reading here with me today, have taken in the linked song and the Scriptures above; and we’ll all do all we can - maybe even today - to give to others in need when we have opportunities to do so … just like Jesus was willing to give His all for us.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving Your all to save me so that I can give what I can to help others.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to look for opportunities to help others today. … Amen
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