Be RICH – in giving..!!

Let’s read 1 Timothy 6:17, 18 & Luke 6:38 in tandem

“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share”

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you”

Mother Teresa once said “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love”. It is said that she had only Five Rupees when she first started her mission in Kolkata. She gave all that she had to the needy. She dedicated her whole life in response to the call from above. 

She was certainly RICH- in good deeds, in always being generous and in always willing to share what she had with the needy. The more she gave, the more she received (to give more). She endeavoured to provide basic necessities (food, shelter and clothing) to the poor and needy and was hugely successful in doing so for decades. But, her true motivation and strength to do what she did came from God alone. 

She only passed on the LOVE she received from God. She exercised this LOVE through charity and care. The more she LOVED others, the more she experienced the overwhelming AGAPE (divine) LOVE. So much so that this LOVE melted her hurt into PEACE..!!

For God so LOVED you and me that He gave his BEST (Jesus Christ) to us. Are you seeking to pass this LOVE onto others to glorify God by imitating Him??