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Don’t do the right thing to secure your reputation
It doesn’t matter who sees God sees
Giving disclaimer
Vs 1 introduces a new section (3 weeks)
Beware (concentrate) your motives for righteousness
Giving
Prayer
Fasting
These sections are in parallel
When you ______
Don’t ________with lousy intent or you will only get earthly rewards
Rather ______ Jesus’ way and get God’s reward
Cancel culture - even business reacting to Russia
Reward - what is our reward, and why is it important?
Why do we do things?
Tithing
Alms/Charity - helping people in need
Good Will
The reward is the idea that lives will be transformed
When you Give
Assumed & Comprehensive (who’s needy?)
Don’t do give like hypocrites, so others see it & get an earthly reward
Don’t be like the hypocrites - Greek actors who put on a mask
Trumpets
It's about the heart
This doesn’t mean never give publically
The reason they did it publically was to secure a reputation, not in order to serve God.
Today we often don’t do things publically to secure a reputation, not in order to serve God.
Same root
How often do we get what we wanted, and it wasn’t what God had for us?
Bless someone so someday they will bless back
Rather do it (quietly) without strings attached and get God’s reward
What does it mean to not let your left hand know what the right is doing?
idiom
“I am going to hit the sack”
“This car is a lemon”
The point = the giver cannot gloat over how good he is
It doesn’t matter who sees God sees
Conclusion
The principle - God will reward us on the basis of our spiritual priorities and actions.
If we live entirely for him and surrender earthly attachments and rewards, our reward will be heavenly and eternal.
Where your treasure is there, your heart will also be.
Gerda Weissman Klein.
Ilse, a childhood friend of mine, once found a raspberry in the camp and carried it in her pocket all day to present to me that night on a leaf.
Imagine a world in which your entire possession is one raspberry and you gave it to your friend.
Giving is an act of worship and compassionate concern, not a statement of worth.
Others are always worth more than what we give.
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