DAY 158 - Do Your Best in Giving! (請按此處收聼廣東話Cantonese podcast click here)

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Today's Reading: 2 Corinthians 8

Please read 2 Corinthians 8 and listen to what the Lord Jesus Christ would like to tell you before reading my Spiritual Journal below. If you would like to learn a simple and good way of Daily Devotion method you may click this link directly for the method:Subject Shifting Devotion.pdf.


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This was totally spontaneous, entirely their own idea, and caught us completely off guard. What explains it was that they had first given themselves unreservedly to God and to us. The other giving simply flowed out of the purposes of God working in their lives. That's what prompted us to ask Titus to bring the relief offering to your attention, so that what was so well begun could be finished up. You do so well in so many things—you trust God, you're articulate, you're insightful, you're passionate, you love us—now, do your best in this, too. 2 Corinthians 8: 7(The Message)

What I heard from Jesus today is: Do your best in giving!

Wow! Paul says do your best in giving. If we can do so well in many things like trusting God, articulate in speech, having insightful knowledge, passionate and loving, we need to do our best in giving.

So, how well is your giving? This chapter and the next have the most extensive teaching about Christian giving in New Testament. Here are some of the main points in this chapter:

1. Giving to God First: This is a trust issue and is His will. (v. 5)

2. Serve God and not money: we need to make this basic and important decision. (v. 5)

3. Giving is to honor God. (v. 19, 23)

4. Giving should be in proportion to what we are able. (v. 3)

5. We give in order to help those in need. (v. 14)

6. Giving is seen as a proof of our love. (v. 8, 24)

I do pray and hope that you can do your best in giving!

Dear Heavenly Father,

We belong to you and all we have comes from you. Help us to give as best as we can that we can learn how to trust and love you. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen.

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