Our speaker this week, Peni from Samoa, spoke about the father heart of God and gave each of us a specific scripture and word from God. He was so generous with us all week long - making all of us leis, bringing doughnuts and banana bread! We were definitely spoiled!
The scripture he gave me came from II Corinthians 9:6 - 11 and it says "The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. As it is written, 'He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.' He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for all your generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God."
That Scripture is one that means a fair amount to me-- it's one of the first ones I can remember memorizing in my teen years (I keep thinking it's in II Timothy, though). I saw it at church in the pews on the envelopes-- "God loveth a cheerful giver", I believe it said.
ReplyDeleteIn youth recently, as I was leading 4 young men in discussion, it occurred to me that since God created items such as money, clothing, shelter (and A LOT more!), that it is quite silly of me to worry about those things. He's got unlimited supplies of them. Granted, it is normal to be concerned about those needs, He's already got them covered. Case in point: Found out that we were going to be charged $320 tax on registering the Grand Prix in SK. As we were driving shortly after that news, a $400 cheque appeared in Kelsey's purse. And later we discovered that the charge wasn't something we even needed to pay. Crazy, eh? Solid stuff.