Monday November 6, 2017
When we throw a party, we deliberately invite our friends, family members, and people of high status precisely because we want the invitation to be reciprocated. Human society works on mutuality. We give so that we can get. When we stop getting, we stop giving as well. However, God relates to us on a different plane. He gives, even when we do not return the favor. Paul tells us that God’s call and His gifts are irrevocable. Even when everyone is disobedient to God and turns his/her back on Him, God continues to be merciful and generous with us.
Jesus invites us today to share in God’s nature. Be generous with people who cannot return the favor. Give without expecting to get. By doing so, we become perfect as the Heavenly Father is perfect (Matt 5:48). We may not be able to grasp the depths of God, but by doing so, we will get a little taste of God’s manner of loving, which itself is the greatest reward we can hope for.
