SERIES: READY, SET, SERVE!
We are never more like God than when we give, and giving is the heart
of servanthood. It is not necessarily the giving of money, but the
giving of our time, our energy, our
care, our encouragement, and our help. Jesus is the supreme example of
servanthood, and he gave his life for us, and he told us we are to do
the same, we are to serve the needs of others (John 13:1-17).
A
servant is a giver, and this is a truth that Paul graphically
illustrates in 2 Cor 8:1-7. It is true that in this immediate context,
Paul is speaking about financial giving, but there is something greater
in view here, and it is the heart of the Macedonian churches, the way
that God was at work in them, and how that motivated them to give, not
out of compulsion or obligation, but it was an out pouring of love, and
it brought them great joy. So today we want to look at the heart behind
their giving, because it exemplifies the qualities of a true servant’s
heart.
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