Giving

N.T.#524 "Giving"

April 8, 2025 

Luke 6-Part 14

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. (verse 38)

LET IT GLOW

We are to love others, not judge them. If we treat others generously, graciously, and compassionately, these qualities will come back to us in full measure. Jesus used a parable to picture the measuring grain in a basket to ensure the full amount. (Life Application Study Bible)

I like the way Tony Evans puts it: Kingdom people will give generously in time, prayer, finances, and service. They realize that all they have has been given to them by God, so they can bless others. God rewards sacrificial generosity done in His name with overflowing spiritual and physical blessings. The key is to give to others the very thing that we want God to give us. When we minister to the needs of others, the result is He raises up people to minister in return to us in that same area of need. 

LET IT GROW

The illustration given here is measuring grain correctly and not cheating doing it for a sale. When we give something, it should be from the heart, because we have the love of Jesus in ours. 

The principle Jesus is teaching is that love expresses love, love gives, love overflows, love thinks of others and not self. When we have the love of Jesus within our heart, we give it to others in various forms. Is our love running over? Is Jesus' love in us running over? 

LET IT GO

What is holding us back from giving our all to Jesus and to others?