Thought For Today - April 13, 2025
What Did Jesus Say ? - About Good Works and Giving?
By: Robert A Searles
Men
and women love to be recognized and praised and win medals for their
generosity and good works. To be seen and glorified by their fellowman
is the only motivation of many for their benevolence and charity, even
though their heart is not really in it.
Jesus
taught about the hypocrites who love to stand in prominent places and
pray so as to be seen of men, and to be known for their so called
spirituality.
Sad
to say that there are some do gooders and givers in churches today that
want to be known by what they do and be recognized, and have their
names displayed in prominent places.
God
knows all about our hypocrisy and the motives of our heart. If we truly
love God and love our fellowman, all our good works and giving ought to
be motivated by a heart in tune with God, not caring whether anyone
knows about it, and not seeking rewards.
We
ought to gladly serve God with our good works and giving out of pure
gratitude for what Christ has done for us by saving us from eternal
separation from God. We could never earn God's favor by anything we could
give or do. All the blessings that we receive from God are free gifts
of God's grace, unmerited favor.
Jesus
said: "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of
them: Otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Wherefore when thou doest thine alms do not sound a trumpet before thee,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they
may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand
doeth. That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in
secret shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:1-4
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