Luke 6:38 – 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. (NIV)

When I was at high school, I had a part-time job on an ice cream van. For four nights a week, I used to serve up cones, wafers, and popsicles to families all over the subdivisions where the van travelled. On hot summer nights, the kids would come out in droves to get their favourite vanilla cone with lots of strawberry syrup.

Usually, the van driver served the cones, but some kids wouldn't let him. "We want John to serve us," they insisted. And when the driver asked why, they would often reply, "Because he gives us more ice cream!"

Christ talks about God doing the same when we give unreservedly to Him and His church.

When we give to the church, God wants us to do it cheerfully and with generous hearts. By doing so, we honour the blessings and bounty He has given us. And however we give, God will bless us in the same way.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, You ask us to give cheerfully, faithfully, and generously so that the ministry You established on earth will continue in our communities and throughout the world. Move our hearts to do all that we can to honour and glorify You through our giving. In Your holy name, we pray. Amen.

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