Acts 20:35 “I showed you in every way how that by labouring like this you ought to support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
Though these words of Jesus are not in any of the Gospels, He always demonstrated this principle in His life and ministry. He gave all that He was and all that He had with no desire to receive anything from those He helped. Christianity in action is not seeing how much we can get for ourselves, but how much we can give to others. If whatever we have ,we received ,we ought to be generous as well. “What do you have that you did not receive?”( 1 Cor 4:7)
Giving is the offering of something to God or others, or to both. It is making one’s time as well as one’s possessions available for the services of God and others and this is the essence of true living.
It is said that one can give without loving but one cannot love without giving. In the words of J.H. Jowett, “Cheerful giving is born of love .Giving is the language of loving; indeed, it has no other speech. ‘God so loved that He gave!’ Love finds its very life in giving itself away. Its only pride in possession is the joy of surrender. If love has all things, it yet possesses nothing.”
When obeyed, the principles and practice of giving will bring blessings to both givers and recipients. But the greater blessings fall on the giver than on the recipient.The living and true God is the best example of giving. (Life Bible -Presbyterian Church.) .
Further readings:
Joh 3:16
Luk 6:38
Ex 35:21-29
🙏Blessed day🙏