GIVERS AND TAKERS
II Corinthians 12:11, 13-14
"I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I behind the most eminent apostles, though I am nothing .... For in what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me for this wrong! Now for the third time I am ready to come to you; for I do not seek yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children."
Paul's sarcasm shines through again – "Forgive me for not being a burden to you!" He was not a sponger, trying to get all he could for himself out of this relationship. Paul did not want their money – he wanted them. The world is full of people trying to work the angles to advance themselves – even using friends and relatives to pad their pockets. The mature person does not want to take advantage of any relationship for his own profit. Instead, he wants to bless. That's why people save up for the twilight years, so they will not be a burden to their kids in their old age, and maybe there will even be enough left over to bless their progeny. I truly want to be a giver, and not a taker. Lord, make me a blessing to someone today.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: The mature person wants to bless other people – not use them.
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Have a blessed day. Love you.
II Corinthians 12:11, 13-14
"I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I behind the most eminent apostles, though I am nothing .... For in what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me for this wrong! Now for the third time I am ready to come to you; for I do not seek yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children."
Paul's sarcasm shines through again – "Forgive me for not being a burden to you!" He was not a sponger, trying to get all he could for himself out of this relationship. Paul did not want their money – he wanted them. The world is full of people trying to work the angles to advance themselves – even using friends and relatives to pad their pockets. The mature person does not want to take advantage of any relationship for his own profit. Instead, he wants to bless. That's why people save up for the twilight years, so they will not be a burden to their kids in their old age, and maybe there will even be enough left over to bless their progeny. I truly want to be a giver, and not a taker. Lord, make me a blessing to someone today.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: The mature person wants to bless other people – not use them.
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Have a blessed day. Love you.
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