Thursday, March 7, 2019

THE RICHES OF LIBERALITY

Today’s Reading: 2 Corinthians 8

Click scripture link to read online or HERE to listen online (then click the symbol of the audio speaker above the scripture portion).

 

Pella is an ancient Greek city located in the current Pella regional unit of Central Macedonia in Greece. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.

GOOGLE MAPS – To see where the photo was taken, click HERE.

 

Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.

 

Today’s reading is all about giving. Jesus instructed a young person who had abundance to sell what he had and give it away (Matthew 19:16-26) and (Luke 18:18-27). I know of two families who did just that. God made sure that they never lacked any necessity, and in fact they have blessed many others since that time. One of these was Charles and Esther Mully. They owned and operated a large trucking firm in Nairobi, Kenya, sold everything, gave it all to the Lord, and then opened the Mully Children’s Family, which Crossroads Missions supports. The other family is here in Canada, and they want to remain anonymous. Paul may have done this himself, as he was from a family of Jews who were also Roman citizens. For Roman citizenship they no doubt paid a large amount. Of course, he may have been disinherited when he confessed Jesus as Messiah and God. However, he does not ask the rest of us to give everything. He does, however, expect sacrificial giving of all who have received the riches of Christ.

PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Lord Jesus, You, most of all, gave everything to save me from sin and eternal loss. I pray for grace to give sacrificially. In Your giving Name I pray. Amen!

100 PERSONAL WORDS:

The 100 Huntley Street daily TV ministry had just begun when I received a letter from a lawyer telling me that a lady had left a sum of money in her will in support of the non-profit charity listed as Crossroads Christian Communications Inc. Shortly thereafter, the cheque arrived from the law firm. Then a letter from her son arrived. He was a tough union leader who objected and claimed that his mother had been manipulated in some way. I could never calculate the value of his soul in dollars, so I went to the treasurer who cut a cheque in the full amount of the bequest and sent it to the son. I started to pray fervently for him and about two years later, Crossroads received a cheque from him for double the amount of his mother’s bequest. He had started watching 100 Huntley Street, gave his life to Christ, and obviously repented of his actions towards his mom’s wishes. There are those who give in different ways. One comes to mind where a lady, who obviously wanted “treasure in heaven” (Matthew 6:19-21), made the payments on a life insurance policy for which Crossroads was the beneficiary. We heard from her lawyer after her passing into her eternal reward. I endorse fully Paul’s exhortation in 8:20-21: “Avoiding this: that anyone should blame us in this lavish gift which is administered by us – providing honourable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.” Crossroads is audited annually by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and has an excellent report “in the sight of men.” Norma-Jean and I trust the Board of Directors and the management, led by Lorna Dueck, CEO, completely, and we are monthly givers. We support other worthy ministries as well.

Yours for giving!

David

Mosaic floor among the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Pella.

9 thoughts on “Thursday, March 7, 2019

  1. Great scripture, message, and such interesting photos. May God’s grace and love and peace be with all the saints, this morning. Give and so shall you receive. Give with a thankful heart. Give because He first gave to us. Blessings upon you, fellow saints in the Lord.

    He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
    Psalm 25:9 ESV

    Worthy is the Lamb with Lyrics
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYnCVk76L_s

  2. Yes, great postings this morning. Thank you Ron, Ann and Reynold for your ministry to us. Always post the video version on my fb page. Always enjoy your postings too Beverlee. Sunny but cold day so need to go out today! Blessings saints.

  3. I wish to thank you all wholeheartedly for your prayers for my granddaughter.
    She is out of Intensive Care and is feeling much better.

    I saw my dentist yesterday and after some adjustments my teeth feel better. I still need to have more dental work done but am trusting that all will go well.

    What a privilege it is to be a child of God and part of His family here on Earth. What a blessing to be able to lift each other up in prayer and have Our Omnipotent Father intervene in our situations. I am blessed indeed!

    My love to all of you!

      • I join the other bloggers in thanking you, Beverlee, for your daily postings. I look forward to reading the comments and know that I can depend on you to uplift us with your insightful messages, scripture and beautiful music.
        As you bless us all, may the blessings return to you many fold!

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