All Things Come From God

Scripture 1 Chron 29:14 But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You.

Observation: When we give to God sometimes we think it’s a big deal. Maybe we do a special event that took some of our time, donated some things or money, but we forget no matter what we gave in God’s name was still God’s. We honor God for the faithfulness of following His commands by being generous, but no matter what we gave it was God’s. We become so stingy at times with our possessions without realizing they aren’t ours in the first place. If we were to go home today to be with the Lord all that we have accumulated will still be here.

Application: I have become to protective of what I have and I have become stingy about giving. God tells me to be generous to others and I’m not. What He is saying share some of the stuff I have with those I surround you with. Don’t be a hoarder with my stuff, use what I have given you to fulfill the purpose I created you for in the first place. I need to think of the needs of others before my own and this is hard since I’ve been so self centered most of my life, but I need to let go and use what God has blessed me with for His glory.

Prayer: My Lord help me be more generous with all that you have given me. Help me stop looking for ways to please myself and start pleasing you with this life you have so generously given me. Humble me before others that I may give freely from all that you have given me.