Generous

January 31, 2010 AM
The Rest of Your Life #3
Dave Marttunen

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God designed his people to be generous. His master plan is built on his own nature; galaxies of stars, oceans of water, plains with herds of animals, and forests teeming with creatures. He is generous. God is extravagant in creation and God is scandalously excessive with grace; more than enough for everyone. God's commands lead us to his nature. His base line commandment is stunningly simple (not simplistic): love me—heart, soul mind and strength, and love your neighbour as yourself. Living generously toward those around you is God‟s design for everyone in our community. Do you live this way? Do you have a plan that adjusts the busyness of your life to accommodate the simple, clear and constant requirement of God? Decide to love God fully and to love the person next to you in the same way you want to be loved. The antidote to selfish preoccupation (the narcissism of our day that corrupts us) and our sinful indulgences is in the Bible and in our minds, but it remains to be chosen, practiced and developed. Will we choose with the rest of our lives to demonstrate our devotion to God through our generosity? Will we make the ongoing decision to love others in the same way that we want to be loved?

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