[Discoveries] 05-10-07 Free to give

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

I'd like to wish my daughter a happy 16^th  birthday today!


/*He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing 
something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share 
with those in need. -- Ephesians 4:28*/

Imagine, for a moment, Bill Gates showing up at your door and begging 
you to give him a crust of bread. What a ridiculous scene! Bill Gates 
could go downtown and buy the bakery almost as easily as he could buy a 
loaf of bread.

At some point, we need Jesus to show us how rich we are inside.

Years ago, I interviewed a wealthy man who told me that once we reach 
our comfort level, we can easily give money away to others. I don't 
completely agree with him, but I can tell you this: In Christ, we have 
reached our comfort level.

As we begin to understand the great fund of inner wealth that is ours in 
Christ, giving becomes a hoot. Why would we want to steal from anyone? 
Instead, we look for new ways to give, because giving is so much fun.

When I was about ten years old, somehow a five dollar bill came into my 
possession. Five dollars for a ten year old boy in the rural south in 
the 1960s was a fortune! Do you want to know one of the happiest moments 
of my life? It was taking that five dollar bill to church and putting it 
in the offering plate. I felt like I was walking on air. This is a story 
that I haven't shared with too many people for obvious reasons. But I 
bring it up now to remind all of us that there is, inside each of us, a 
person who loves -- hear it again: loves -- to give.

The Christian life sets this person loose.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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