I heard this quote in a sermon the other day. I think it fits well with the verse below from 1st Timothy.
“Giving is not simply right, giving is not simply helpful to other people and therefore fulfilling the command to love our neighbor, giving is not simply glorifying to God and therefore fulfilling the command to love God, giving is also always in our best interest.” – Randy Alcorn (Money and the Disciple Sermon, Crown Financial Podcast.)
“Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.” (1 Tim. 6:18-19)
The entire notion sends our rational thinking into orbit. It is a paradox. It doesn’t make sense. Giving away to others benefits them, not us. Yet, this is the order of God’s economy. Experience has taught me the truth of this. We are always better of when we give as God calls us to give. Holding tightly to our possessions is the way of the world. God’s people are to be marked by slippery palms.
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