These past weeks I spent time with an incredible book by Miroslav Volf entitled Free of Charge: giving and forgiving in a culture stripped of grace. In this amazing book on Christian giving he explores the reasons we give.
+ Some gifts given are coercive in nature- we give in order to manipulate others.
+ Some gifts are sales-like in nature- we give in order to get something back from the receiver of the gift.
+Some gifts are given freely- we give with no strings attached and nothing expected in return.
God gives us the gift of Jesus and his grace freely and generously. We can choose to model the giving of God when we practice giving freely.
The next time you give an offering or make a donation or give a gift of any kind consider your motives. Trust me, the Lord our God will show the way of selfless and generous giving.
Blessings,
Pastor Durk
