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Made For Generosity

What does your relationship with money reveal about your relationship with God? Jesus taught, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matt. 6:21 CSB). Money itself is not bad, but it is never neutral. It shapes what we value, love, and pursue. That is why generosity is not just a financial decision but a spiritual one. It is one of the clearest ways we reveal what matters most to us.

Generosity best teaches us how to be like Jesus. He gave freely, even sacrificially, so that we might have life. The apostle Paul wrote, “The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously… God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor. 9:6–7 CSB).

To give generously is to reflect the heart of the one who has been abundantly generous to us. Generosity is not about what God is trying to take from you but about what he wants for you: a heart that treasures him above everything else.

True generosity is not measured by how much you give, but by the sacrifice involved in the giving. Jesus pointed to a poor widow who gave only two small coins, yet he said she gave more than all the wealthy donors because she gave out of her poverty (Mark 12:41–44 CSB). It’s not about giving a certain percentage so you can check a box, but genuinely being able to say before the Lord that you are living a generous life.

The others (in Mark 12) gave from their surplus, but she gave all she had. In God’s kingdom, generosity is not about the size of the gift but the posture of the heart. What matters is whether your giving reflects real trust in him.

Generosity means sacrificing what you could do for yourself in order to do what you can do for the glory of God and the good of others.

When you think about your money, ask not only, “How much should I give?” but also, “How much should I keep?” The world tells us to store up as much as we can for ourselves, but Jesus calls us to store up treasure in heaven (Matt. 6:19–20 CSB). That kind of treasure cannot be lost or stolen. Every time we give, we loosen our grip on this world and strengthen our grip on Christ.

You were made for generosity. Followers of Jesus are not marked by what they keep but by what they give. The more we give, the more our hearts are trained to treasure the kingdom of God over the things of this world. Generosity loosens our grip on money and tightens our grip on Christ. It is not always easy, but it is always worth it because it makes us more like Jesus.

Generosity could be defined this way: sacrificing what you could do for what you can do. It is not that you never spend money on things you enjoy, but, as faithful followers of Jesus, we should be able to point to things in our lives that we do not have or that we miss out on because of our generosity.

Reflection Question: Where might God be inviting you to loosen your grip on money and grow in generosity this week?

Prayer: Lord, you have been abundantly generous to me. Thank you for giving me more than I deserve, especially the gift of salvation through Jesus. Free my heart from the love of money. Help me reflect your generosity by giving cheerfully, sacrificially, and consistently. Teach me to treasure you above all else.

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