Generosity

Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer

November 25: Matt 20-22

Scripture: Matthew 20:13 "But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius?
14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you.
15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

Observation: When the landowner is generous with his money, he can be joyful in the giving. From what I observe in the USA, when the government is generous with the landowner’s money, he becomes resentful. And so often when the needy receive from the government, they come to expect it as a right owed to them rather than a generous gift for which they are grateful. Government involvement breeds resentment and expectation. Christ teaches generosity and appreciation.

Application: The Lord wants me to be generous with what I have. I can be generous with the money God has given me. I can be generous with the gospel. I can be generous in sharing the truth God reveals to me. I have been blest to be a blessing.

Prayer: Lord, show me some way today to be generous. I want to appreciate your generosity to me by being generous to others. Amen

Pastor Leon

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