Following on from my post about finances
and generosity yesterday, I read the following passage from the Bible In One Year program entitled ‘Always
Be Generous’ by Nicky Gumbel
from HTB. I thought I would share it on
here.
Blessings!
Ronell x
Generosity is a beautiful characteristic in people.
We love and admire generosity. My mother used to urge us as children: ‘Always
be generous.’
How do we think of God? Do we think of him as a
little bit mean or tight-fisted? Or do we think of him as extraordinarily
generous?
God’s generosity is seen in the natural world. For
example, there are 25,000 varieties of orchids. The orchid is just one of
270,000 species of flowers. God does not do things by halves. In
our galaxy there are 100,000 million stars, like our sun. Our galaxy is
one of 100,000 million galaxies. In a throw-away line in Genesis, the
writer tells us, ‘He also made the stars’ (Genesis 1:16).
God is extraordinarily generous. He ‘gives
generously to all’ (James 1:5). If God is so generous to us we also
should ‘always be generous’.
1. Drink from his generous
river of delights
2. Receive a generous
outpouring of his Holy Spirit
3. Enjoy God’s generous
provision
To read the full post, go to: http://acs.alpha.org/bioy/commentary/455
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