What
shall I give? 'Tis the season. If I have a giving spirit I will reap
the benefits. God has made me a promise in this. Sowing and reaping.
Sewing and reaping. Needle and yarn in my hands all month long and I am
blessed beyond measure. Bet I will receive something to keep me warm in
return. Don't you just love all the mystery and the secrecy during this
season of giving?
Stingy
old Scrooge. You have chosen the measure. Yours will be that of lack. A
piece of coal perhaps. Hands clutched tightly. Nothing much to give for
your heart has turned cold. Nothing much to receive. It hasn't always
been this way.
For,
the Word says, we shall know them by their fruit. The seeds that I
plant will result in a harvest of like-kind seeds. Who's harvest? The
giver. The one that is kind, and the one that gives of course! I hope
that I am that person. I must be a giver and forgive freely. Let others
do the judging. I am to give. As the Holy Spirit prompts me. I will
receive. The gifts that I will receive for my acts of kindness and mercy
shall be generous and in good measure for God takes care of me. I am a
children of God.
Generous
family and friends. How we know and are drawn to them. Forgiving
spirits that they are. Always going and doing. Never a harsh word.
Always showing kindness. Always grateful. Oh how we love them as they
pour out their love for us. Oh how Glorious are God's blessing to us.
Generous
God. For He has loved us in such a way that is most generous and He
never holds back. He supplies all that we need as He pours out His love
for us. He gave us His only Son in order that we might believe and to be
saved. For the blessings of this life are many when we know Him. Jesus
is the Glory of God. And many are the blessings to come for all
eternity.
On
this day, Christmas Eve 2019, I am reminded of the Christmas Story and
of the birth of a child. He was God's gift to us in good measure. A Son
that was given. A Life that was most generous in the living and yet
given to us that He might die so that we might live. A sacrifice that
required God's very own blood to be poured out for me, so that through
His death our own death would be defeated. A generous act of Love that
changed everything. Supplying our needs then. Supplying our needs now.
Thank you Lord. Merry Christmas!
Dear
Father. Thank you for Your most Perfect Gift. You never cease to amaze
me. You are always there for me. You are the Perfect example of Love.
Your visual in Luke 6 is a reminder to me of the measure that You use to
pour out Your love for me. What I give back is all based on the measure
that I choose. Help me to be most generous Lord. Help me to be more
like You in my giving. Help me to give more freely and to forgive
completely. In Jesus's name. Amen.
Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', December 24, 2019 blog post.
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