Evening: Psalm 119:121-144; Matthew 17:22-27
People of faith may sometimes be confused about why they give … Is giving for maintaining the temple, or to buy services and special privileges from God or God’s minions? No! Jesus is clear … the children of the king are heirs. What they receive from the king – grace, love and mercy – are free; they cannot be bought. This means they also give freely – for love and mercy’s sake – without obligation or hope of gain, as their own expressions of gratitude and love. Old habits die hard, though; that mostly commercial understanding of our relationship with God is deeply ingrained.
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