Remember this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. Deuteronomy 15:10
Pastor Melodie’s Bible study on Mark via Zoom last week started
with breakout groups telling stories of having received gifts. They could be
any kind of gift. Then we told how we felt about receiving it.
Bryce had an answer for me when I asked him to help think of
a special gift. He said, “Remember the night we arrived back to the Lincoln
airport at 10:30 pm.” We realized as we started driving we had a flat tire so
stopped just outside the airport at a gas station. The tire would not take on
air and they had no other help for us.
Unknown to us a young heavy set man was gassing his car and
overheard our problem. He said he had the tools and could put our spare tire on
for us. It was cold and he didn’t have a coat on, but he proceeded to open the
floor of our SUV, retrieve our spare, and laid on the ground and made our
vehicle driveable. He gave us his talent, his time and his tools. We tried to
pay him but he wouldn’t take money.
Prayer: Dear Father in Heaven, thank you for people like the
gentleman we met on that cold night last February. Thank you for the Bible for
explaining to us that we need to be cheerful givers, without a grudging heart,
at all times. Thank you for offering a blessing to us when we give to others.
Amen.
Sandra Hilsabeck
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