A comforting thought

Just a short sharing post. This is one of my favorite christian songs, especially in times of frustration, fear, confusion and insecurity.  A constant reminder that no matter what, who or where I am, God loves me the same. 

Lessons from Kids Church

Like the adults, kids in our church are also taught to faithfully tithe. The last time we served in Kids Church, I was asked to explain the verse for the tithes and offerings. Because I find the verse encouraging, I would also like to share my interpretation here, with a bit more detail.

Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

There are several exhortations in the bible encouraging us to tithe properly and faithfully. Oftentimes, we are told that tithing is God's command, he is asking for so little compared to what he has given us - that is very true. But when I was studying this verse, it touched my heart in a different way. Have you ever thought that God loves to give? He is our provider, but he doesn't do it out of obligation or necessity, he genuinely wants to bless us abundantly. How do i know? Simple, if God was just asking us for our tithes and offerings, the verse would be so much shorter. It would just say GIVE. The end. But it doesn't, right? So let's see what the rest of the verse says, phrase by phrase.