Blessed To Bless!
"And remember the words of the Lord Jesus,
that He said, “It is more blessed to give than
to receive.”
Acts 20: 35
In his message to Ephesians in Acts 20, Apostle Paul reminded
them he worked among them with humility and tears, loving them
and preaching the whole counsel of God. He exhorted them to
take
care of themselves and of the flocks over which the Holy Spirit had
made them overseers.
He told them to support the weak, then he finished with a surprise.
He revealed a statement Jesus made during His earthly ministry,
one not recorded in the Gospels: “It is more blessed to give
than
to receive.”
As a child of God, we know we are blessed.
But the hidden blessing many people forget is this,
it's greater to give blessings than to receive them.
The Lord told Abraham, “I will bless you…
and you shall be a blessing” (Genesis 12:2).
In days like this, our churches and ministries need people who are
willing to receive the blessing of being givers—givers of our time,
treasure, and talent. Let’s thank God for His blessings, and for
the
blessing of being a blessing to others.
"We make a living by what we get,
but we make a life by what we give."
Winston Churchill
