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In the life we can only live once, it should not only be a life we receive, but a channel of blessing and a channel of grace, a life of letting go. We are people with a mission to let the love of Jesus flow. There are a few things to think about when letting the love of Jesus flow away.
The first is that you should do it without revealing it.
There is a very difficult temptation while doing good deeds and giving salvation, and I want people to see it. It's not easy to press what you want people to know. But Jesus tells us to press it. If you don't, they say you're eating out.
When the poor widow offered two lepton, the Lord commended the poor widow's offering. Many people donated to reveal themselves, but the widow made a sincere offering. Did the rich give it to you? It doesn't matter if the poor gave it or not. It doesn't matter whether you give a lot or a little. What is important is the mind. Are you looking to God? So you shouldn't eat out.
Lesson #2: Why let it go? Because it brings glory to the Lord.
He said in Matthew 5 that he is the salt and light of the world. We are not salt and light only in the chapel, we are salt and light in the world. Matthew 5:16 says, “In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
Jesus wants us to be the salt of the world, play the role of a preservative in a decaying world, and a flavoring agent in a world that is losing its taste. He wants you to be a lamp that shines light in a world that is getting dark. So, in a concrete sense, what is salt and what is light? As the Bible puts it, "good deeds." Many people are saying that our good deeds bring glory to God.
Third, why is it so important to let it go? To give alms is to accumulate blessings in oneself.
In Acts 10:31, we see the words addressed to Cornelius, where God sent Peter to the house of Cornelius and said, “Cornelius, your prayers and your alms have come up to God.” Everyone. Do you pray a lot? 50%. Relief is to open up channels in response to prayer.
Proverbs 19:17 says, “To have mercy on the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his good deeds.” It is said that God pays the debt when it is poured out in the name of the Lord.
Structurally, you need to remove the things that block your blessings and prepare a vessel that will bring you blessings. God's desire to bless you is far greater than your earnest desire to be blessed.
Be a vessel worthy of blessing. Prepare the bowl, but make it large. Therefore, even in order to receive many blessings, at least what today's text teaches, give a lot of alms. “No, no.” Don’t do it, and try to give relief even when you don’t have it. This is the way to open the gates of heaven.