Read: Psalm 145:14-21
Meditation: God is our example for giving. Throughout all of
scripture, God continually opens His hand providing all for His people.
His example has caused the community of believers to also open their
hands and give. If we trust that the open hand of God will satisfy the
desires of every living thing then why would we need to keep our hands
closed.
Prayer Starter: Lord, help me to place my trust in You. You
have opened Your hand for me. Help me now to open my hands to others. 
Read: Matthew 6:24-34
Meditation: Money is not evil in itself. It does however make a
terrible master. For most of the people in America we live with that master
and the attitude of "more". If only I had more!!! Breaking from
that desire for more is not easy and many need help to get out from under
the master of money. It is a daily struggle as we look to whom we will
serve; money or God.
Prayer Starter: Jesus help me to see You as the one I need to
serve. I know that I am in bondage to money and I need Your help to escape.
Grant me the discipline I need to handle my money in such a way that will
glorify You and enable me to be content.
Read: Exodus 4:1-20
Meditation: Give what you have. In this story we see Moses
offering a stick, a piece of wood (staff) to God and God has made it into an
instrument for His glory. Not all giving is money. What do you have that can
be giving to the Lord that you may have considered worthless? God can take
it and use it for His glory.
Prayer Starter: Father, I now offer to You what I have. It has all
been given to me by You. Help me to use it to bring relief and comfort to
those that cry out to You.
Read: Mark 14:3-9
Meditation: We should give extravagantly. In this story we are
reminded again that when we give beyond the limit of reason or what is
necessary God will bless it and us. The early church of Acts also gave
extravagantly and as a result we see the church increasing in size daily.
These acts of giving reach much more than the church, they also reach out
into the community and world.
Prayer Starter: Lord, You have given to me in so many extravagant
ways. Help me to give in these same ways back to You.
Read: Luke 12:22-40
Meditation: Giving can make a difference eternally. Jesus is
asking us to see where our true treasure is for that is where our heart is
also. The mission that Jesus has given to all that believe is to invest our
hearts, lives and possessions into those things that do have eternal
consequences. How many of us have had our lives changed eternally to the
investment of others?
Prayer Starter: Lord, help me see that my life should have its
roots invested in what is eternal. This life is only the training ground for
what is to come. My life, heart and possessions can make a difference in
Your kingdom.
Read: 1 Chronicles 21
Meditation:
This story shows to give what will cost. David could have gotten
everything for free to offer to God, but it would not have been the
sacrifice God had asked for. It is so easy for us to look for an easy,
less demanding way when we are asked to give. There is no way we can pay
God back for all He has given us, but we have a mission that Jesus has
given to each of us. We are to "offer our bodies as living
sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God" Romans 12:1. The next time
you are asked to give something to God, don't look for what will be easy
or cost very little. Instead offer a true sacrifice of service to God.
Prayer Starter: Jesus, You held nothing back. Help me to offer
what truly cost me and will be an acceptable sacrifice to You.
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