HIGHBORN NOBILITY

“You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us, your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God,” 2 Corinthians 9:11 NIV. I need not make a choice between being a blessing to others or being blessed myself. Choosing to refresh and help others opens the windows of heaven to both the receiver and the giver. Selfishness is a sure path to gnawing sadness and loss of purpose, but giving lifts us to a higher place.  The word “generous” migrated from Latin to Old French to English and means “of noble birth”. In sacrificial generosity of time, talent or treasure, we practice “Highborn Nobility”. The key to giving is not “What I have” but “Who I am”, since all that I have, even life itself, is a gift from God. Father, You love, You give, You reign; I want to be more like You. Teach me Your ways, and grant me an increased measure of Your Spirit of generosity. Help me walk as a man of highborn nobility.