You people are so bad, but you still know how to give good things to your children. So surely your heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him. ~ Matthew 7:11 (ERV)
Lord, somebody once said, "You can't out-give God." As trite as that sounds, it is true. We think of ourselves as generous people. But really, we are stingy, compared to you. Please remake me into someone who is generous like you. Start today. Give me a kind soul. Fill me with a merciful spirit. I know that you give to those who ask. And this is what I am asking for. I pray in the name of Christ Jesus, who gave his life so that we might have life. Amen.
Challenging Words
- Out-give -- to give more than, to be more generous than someone
- Trite -- a remark that is overused, sounds insincere because it is said so often, unoriginal, overused
- Stingy -- the opposite of generous, unwilling to give or spend
