Means of Grace: Generosity
GOD GIVES FOR YOU TO GIVE
We come to our final sermon in the means of grace series. And this last one might surprise you: Generosity. A clear biblical command. A spiritual discipline to be embraced. But how does it bring us grace? Because, God gives for you to give. And in his economy, when you give you truly “get.” This is exactly what 2 Cor 9:6-15 is getting at. God purposes to bless the generous giver with many gifts of grace. Causing grace to abound to us so that grace would abound from us, all so that more grace would come our way! Enriching our lives - not so much with stuff, wealth, and comfort - but with a much better harvest, with joy, with everything we need to be ready to roll for good works, with understanding and clarity of what our money is for, with a gratitude that overflows from human hearts, and the deep satisfaction we receive at the shining forth of God’s glory most brilliantly reveled in the gospel - which our own joyful sacrifice reflects! In all this, generosity is not just a gift we give but a gift we get - and it's one that truly keeps on giving.