Give

Today is the National Day of Giving. It is a day we try to reflect on what we have been given and try to share some of that with others. I hope that I don't need a reminder of how much I have been given, nor that it is not mine to keep. GOD gives us things to give, not to hold onto. Again, I add the caveat that you have to be wise and not wasteful; you also have to make sure you take care of you and yours.

So, with the National Day of Giving in mind, I am mindful of how much GOD has given me. I won't try to sit here and name all His blessings because none of us have the time, but suffice it to say that I have been given abundantly more than I could have ever thought, dreamed, or imagined. But, it is all from GOD, and I am not to act like or claim that it is MINE.

Today's word is Luke 6:38, NIV, which reads, "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

I LOVE this verse. The very first part of the verse tells us how GOD expects us to use what He has given us and how He will repay us for using what He has given us. "Give, and it will be given to you..." If we will take what GOD has given us and use it wisely and rightly, He will give us even more. How much more? I'm glad you asked...

The second part describes the abundance of His giving to us: "...A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over..." It will be more than we ever thought possible, more than we had before. We will never out give GOD - NEVER.

Don't miss the last part of the verse..."For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." In layman's terms, "What you give is what you'll get." If you try to hold onto everything, you're probably not going to get much more. If you will use what GOD has given you the way He wants you to use it, you will receive more than you ever thought possible. Be wise. Use discernment. Then, remember, GOD didn't give us things to hoard; He gave us things to give.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T