What’s In Your Pocket. (Giving Out Of Love)

What’s In Your Pocket. (Giving Out Of Love)

Matthew 6:1-4TPT

Every day, Glenn purchases his morning coffee at a nearby drive-through. And every day he also pays for the order of the person in the car behind him, asking the cashier to wish that person a good day.

Glenn has no connection to them. He's not aware of their reaction; he simply believes the small jester is the least he can do.

On one occasion, however, he learned of the impact of his actions when he read an anonymous letter to the editor of his local newspaper. He discovered that the kindness of his gift on July 18, 2017, caused the person in the car behind him to reconsider their plans to take their own life later that day.

Glenn gives daily to the people in the car behind him without receiving credit for it. Only on the single occasion did he get a glimpse of the impact of his small gift.(The Living Bread)

Jesus speaks in, Matthew 6:1-4TPT “Examine your motives to make sure you’re not showing off when you do your good deeds, only to be admired by others; otherwise, you will lose the reward of your heavenly Father. 2 So when you give to the poor, don’t announce it and make a show of it just to be seen by people, like the hypocrites in the streets and in the marketplace. They’ve already received their reward! 3 But when you demonstrate generosity, do it with pure motives and without drawing attention to yourself. 4 Give secretly and your Father, who sees all you do, will reward you openly.”

“Heartfelt Giving moves God, and in return,

blessings flow down from the throne room of heaven.” P.H

Thomas Watson wrote in his book, A Body Of Practical Divinity—Jesus Christ incarnate is nothing but love covered with flesh. Christ took our flesh upon him, that he might take our sins upon him. He was… The greatest sinner, having the weight of the sins of the whole world lying upon him… Christ took our flesh that he might make the human nature appear lovely to God, and the divine nature appear lovely to man… Jesus Christ united himself to man, that man might be drawn nearer to God… he was poor that he might make us rich… He was born of a virgin that we might be born of God. He took our flesh that he might give us the spirit. He lay in the manger that we may lie in Paradise. He came down from heaven that he might bring us to heaven.

What was all this about? Love. (The love of our Savior)!

Matthew 6:1-4, Jesus is saying, Do everything out of love…let love be your overflow…

One man stated, “If your heart be not rocks, this love of Jesus Christ should affect us.”

The prophet Ezekiel spoke these words to a heart of stone nation, (Israel).

Ezekiel 11:19NASB And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,

Again in, Ezekiel 36:26NASB “Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

This change from stone to flesh is the same as the difference between spiritual death and spiritual life.

We see this supported in the book of 1 Samuel that speaks of the heart dying and becoming like stone.

1 Samuel 25, Nabal was very rich, but his heart was terribly calloused. The Bible records that he was, "harsh and badly behaved.” At this time David was fleeing from King Saul. David sent 10 of his mighty men ahead to Nabal, to show kindness, and find favor, but Nabal refused David’s kindness.Nabal’s wife, Abigail, heard about the contempt Nabal, displayed to King David. Abigail decided to go to King David’s camp and take him hot-baked-bread, and other gifts. Abigail found favor with David. When Abigail arrived back home, Nabal was having a drunken party. Abigail went to bed, but in the morning, Abigail speaks to a more sober, Nabal about the favor she received from King David. And…

Listen to the results, 1 Samuel 25:37NLT In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him what had happened. As a result he had a stroke, and he lay paralyzed on his bed like a stone.

A little farther into the chapter, and you’ll read: “Nabal lived another 10 days, and died in bed, like a stone.”

However, remember, The prophet Samuel classifies this as a heart of stone or a heart that represented, spiritual death!

Testimony—Personally, In my Spirit, I sense these times we are living in are scary. The whole earth seems to be groaning, or rumbling. To me things seem frail, and ready to unravel. It’s a time of uncertainty. Things seem really weird. I told Jenny I don’t think its a great time to be far from home. I’ve never had these feelings, and I believe it’s spiritual.