Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6-7

A man was walking one day when he heard a woman screaming hysterically. He looked over to see she was kneeling in front of her child. He was able to get the woman to calm down enough to discover the boy had swallowed a coin and couldn’t breathe. So the man picked him up by his ankles, gave him a few shakes, and a quarter dropped to the ground.


“Thank you, sir!” the woman said. “You seemed to know just what to do to get the coin out. Are you a doctor?”


“ No ma’am,” replied the man, “I work for the IRS.”

 


Many people today would identify with that little boy…and not just when it comes to paying taxes. Many feel like when they go to church, their pastor is trying to shake every last coin out of their pockets. And at the same time, many pastors feel that’s what they have to do to get people to give!



Prayer Challenge:

Ask God to give you the right attitude toward giving to His Kingdom purposes.