Philippians 4:17 NCV Really, it is not that I want to receive gifts from you, but I want you to have the good that comes from giving.
John 3:16 NIV For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Deuteronomy 15:7-8 NKJV If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, 8 but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.
1. Deal with a
heart.
Deuteronomy 15:9 NKJV Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,” and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become sin among you.
Luke 6:35 NLT Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High…
We were born “getters,” but we were born-again givers.
2. Deal with a
heart.
Deuteronomy 15:10 NKJV You shall surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand.
Selfishness happens before you give, and grief happens after you give.
3. Develop a
heart.
Deuteronomy 15:14 NKJV you shall supply him liberally from your flock, from your threshing floor, and from your winepress. From what the Lord your God has blessed you with, you shall give to him.
4. Develop a
heart.
Deuteronomy 15:15 NKJV You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today.
Acts 20:35 NLT And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.