Indescribable

2 Corinthians 9: 6-8 -  Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.  And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Paul is not done letting us know just how important giving is.  He just had to put in one more reminder…to make sure we understood that God wants this concept of giving to be something that we don’t just do.  Paul wants us to know that giving…true giving….cheerful…from the heart…done with a passion for all God’s people… creates blessings…rich blessings that permeate our lives and overflow from us into others.

Our reason for giving starts with Paul’s statement of closing in verse 15…. “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”  We can never match or even come close to the gift that God gave us in his son…the sacrifice he made for us to have salvation is truly indescribable!  How can any of us who believe in Jesus…who have accepted his gift not want to lavish as much as we are able on others!

In our giving…when we do it cheerfully…from our hearts….from the firstfruits of all we have…we honor God.  We give him glory… and prove to him that he comes first in our lives.  And when he knows that in our hearts…our whole being… he means more to us than anything he gave us…we become partners in his work.  As we loosen the grip we think we have to have on our own abilities to survive…God takes over and provides exactly what we need...exactly when we need it.

Father…I thank you once again for your great gift of life.  I thank you for sharing your love with me by sacrificing your son in the cross…the greatest gift ever to all men.  I thank you for taking the time to love me…for your great mercy that you continue to shower on me every day.  Help me father to really grasp the meaning of giving this morning.  Help me father to really understand that all that I have and ever hope to be is in your hands.  Let this great gift you gave to me overflow from everything I do and say and show others what you can do for them. Amen!