The drive thru difference

In yesterday's sermon, Tama spoke on the concept of giving. He said as Christians, we are called to give selflessly. He said this was a different type of giving than the world is used to. He said people usually are motivated to give when they know they can get something in return. But he said that Jesus calls on us to give when there is no credit due to us. In Luke 6:32-33 he says, "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you?”

That's the type of giving Jesus wants us to do. He told a story about helping a man get some gas who was stranded on the side of the road in the middle of the night. The man attempted to give him a large amount of money. He refused and asked the man to use if for a worthy cause. It's counter intuitive when people give anonymously. People usually like getting credit for something. But Jesus told us to give to people who have no way of paying us back. A read a story about a Christian radio station urging their listeners to pay it BACKWARDS. They said the next time you go through a drive through, pay for the car behind yous bill. The goal was to do Christ like acts of kindness for people who didn't expect it and to leave a note saying you did it because of your love for Jesus. What an awesome concept: to spread the love of Jesus through anonymous giving. Try that today. Look for ways we can give selflessly in the name of Jesus.