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Previous Daily Devotional About giving to glorify God… Matthew 6:3 But when you give to the
needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that
your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret,
will reward you. (NIV) Our ego speaks. Often, our
ego screams at us to get attention for ourselves. Our ultra-selfish ego, the
dark place of our soul, tunes our mind so we listen to the voice of Satan. Our
selfish ego wants us to get attention for our giving. However, we are called by
Christ never to get attention for what we do, what we give, or who we are in
Him. When we receive a reward from our fellow men and women, the reward fades in
the sunlight of Christ's love. When we give to get the attention we want, our
heart becomes corroded. Terribly, as our heart becomes corroded and infected
with the glory of our giving, we begin to think more about receiving the
attention we want than thinking about the needs of those who need us. Over time
our earthly reward collects dust. When we receive a reward from our Father in
heaven, God's reward is kept for us in a place where moth and rust do not
destroy. To receive our heavenly rewards we must learn to turn off our selfish
ego. We must learn to give in anonymous and generous ways. Every day we have an
opportunity to do things in secret for others. We must do them. |
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Ministries Shepherd's
Care Ministries author and webmaster, Rev. Patrick Kelly, is affiliated through
ministerial ordination with Church of God Ministries, Anderson IN
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