Tell City Nazarene Church's Biblical Journey
With Pastor Charles Areson
Today's reading is Corinthians 8-11
"For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have" (2 Corinthians 8:12)
It isn't the amount you give its willingness. If you don't have a lot but give your 10% even if it's only $5, you have given more than the person has given a million but has only given 3%. What matters to God is never the amount but the heart, the willingness. Remember, the widow who Jesus said gave more, though all she gave was the minimum (Mark 12:43).
A Warning: Often especially in affluent societies, it is easy to think you have less than you really do. The statistics say that even the poor in the West is richer than most of the rest of the world. Paul was amazed at the giving of the poor in Macedonia and praised them. He didn't refuse to let them give because they were poor but reminded the rich that they could do so much better.
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