Generous, Day 1 - God Is The First And Greatest Giver

“In the beginning God…”  Genesis 1:1

Generosity begins with God. Generosity is at the very core of his nature.  It is evident in His thoughts, words and actions.   From all eternity, our Heavenly Father had a plan to create you and me so that we could experience Him.  He created all that we see and know for our enjoyment (1 Tim 6:17).  The Bible says that He has lavished us with His grace (Eph. 1:8) and His love (1 John 3:1). It says that He has given us everything we need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3) and that He withholds nothing from us (Psalm 84:11).  Even when it talks about our beginning, it says that He carefully knit us together in our mothers’ wombs and that we are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:13-14). God is generous.

It also says that you and I were created in the image of God (Gen. 1:26-7) and that we are being conformed into His likeness (2 Cor. 3:18) and into the image of His Son (Rom. 8:29).  If at the very core, God is generous, that means that there is no way for us to become like Him without reflecting that same trait. It is impossible for us to reflect His image without becoming generous from the core.   Perhaps today is the day we choose to embrace the generosity of God as the path of His desire for our lives.  We cannot grow in godliness without becoming generous.

Generosity Challenge – Buy a candy bar or some other small item for a friend/coworker/neighbor.  Hand it to them or place it on their desk with a note. (Don’t make a big deal of it or expect anything in return)

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