Even your smallest acts of kindness

will be remembered and rewarded.

Read the following verses.  Think and pray about the verse that applies the most to your life.

Matthew 10:42 Jesus said…“If anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward.”

Proverbs 19:17 When you help the poor you are lending to the Lord-- and he pays wonderful interest on your loan!

Matthew 25:37-40 The righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’

Mark 12:41-44 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything-- all she had to live on.”

I shovel money out, and God shovels it back...

but God has a bigger shovel!

Industrialist R.G. LeTourneau

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep

to gain what he cannot lose.

Martyred Missionary Jim Elliot

Worker On Minimum Wage Donates $2,700

While our church was going through a building fund drive to purchase a new building, a young woman asked if she could talk with me after church. She told me that she only made minimum wage but she really wanted to help financially with the building fund project. She said she had an ugly necklace she would never wear that was given to her when her wealthy aunt died. She was wondering if we could take the necklace to help with the building fund drive. I told her that we couldn’t use the necklace, but she could sell the necklace and give the proceeds to the building fund. Within a few weeks, she was able to sell the necklace and she joyfully gave a $2,700 donation to the building fund drive!

This is a true story in a series of radio spots by Brian Kluth of www.GiveWithJoy.org and www.kluth.org

Bible Reading | 1 min True Story/Audio | Cartoon | Week # 1 Questions, Article, & Worksheet

Home | Archives to all 40 Days