October 19, 2021

Tuesday

Better to Give

Philippians 2: 5-8

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.”

Matthew 8:20

In 2016, Americans spent nearly $33 billion on self-storage. In 2015, less than ten percent of U.S. households rented a self-storage unit. So far in 2017, construction on new self-storage units has topped $240 million per month. Some of that storage is short-term, of course: people in transition, settling estates, storing business inventories, and so on. But the majority is in use for one reason: We have more stuff than we know what to do with.

There’s nothing wrong with having possessions, of course—or storing them outside our homes for various reasons. But the booming personal self-storage industry stands in sharp contrast to the life of Jesus. We have no record of His owning anything except His clothes (Matthew 27:31). He Himself testified to owning nothing in this world (Matthew 8:20). He came into this world to give rather than to receive (Acts 20:35). Even the apostle Paul cited “food and clothing” as being adequate for life in this world (1 Timothy 6:8).

When considering generosity, consider how Christ lived. Imitate Him as the Spirit of God leads. Give as you have been given.

A point to ponder…

Our goodness, if we have any, springs out of His goodness. 
William Tyndale 

Read the Bible through in a year

Mark 10-11

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