The Blessing of Giving

More Blessed

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35)

Yes, it is more blessed to give, but don’t we have such a hard time doing so? Giving ought to be natural for the Christian, but most of the time, we find it to be one of the hardest things we do in the Christian life. Until we learn to give, we will not receive the greater blessing; receiving, on the other hand, is quite easy for most of us, but again, the greater blessing is found in giving. Why is it so hard to give regularly and sacrificially? Because we love our “things”; we fear poverty and want, but in so doing, we forget our Lord’s promises that He will always sustain us. Giving though, is much more than monetary expenditure, it is a giving of “self”. We give to a cause; we give to a need; whether it is support, comfort, a “helping hand”, or time, which is the sum of all other giving, we receive manifold blessings, and we become productive in the hands of the Lord. Therein lies the blessing.

A battery gives of itself until it is all used up. Much can be accomplished while it is able to give, but it needs to be re-charged at times. We are like that old battery; as a flashlight, we light the path for those in darkness, and become a hope those who fear the dark, and we guide them on their way. For a minor, we are his eyes as he works way down deep in the ground. We help him to make his job easier; a battery has a lot of uses, it continually gives of itself, let’s be as batteries for Christ.