Something I found this morning


Our Daily Bread for 12 June 2025 titled <a href=" https://www.odbm.org/en/devotionals/devotional-category/a-generous-heart">
A Generous Heart</a> by Winn Collier

Hebrews 13:15-21

15 (Hos 14:2; Lev 7:12) Through Him, then, let us continually offer
to God the sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of our lips,
giving thanks to His name.
16 (Ro 12:13; Php 4:18) But do not forget to do good and to share.
For with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
17 (Ac 20:28; Heb 13:7) Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. Let them do this with joy and not complaining, for that would not be profitable to you.
18 (1Th 5:25; Ac 23:1) Pray for us. For we trust that we have a good
conscience and in all things are willing to live honestly.
19 (Phm 1:22) But I implore you to pray,
that I may be restored to you very soon.

[15] By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God
continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
[16] But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices
God is well pleased.
[17] Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it
with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
[18] Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things
willing to live honestly.
[19] But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you
the sooner.

20 (Zec 9:11; Jn 10:11) Now may the God of peace, who through the blood
of the eternal covenant brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
the Great Shepherd of the sheep,
21 (Php 2:13; 2Th 2:17) make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ,
to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

[20] Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
[21] Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory
for ever and ever. Amen.

When soccer star Sadio Mané from Senegal was playing for Liverpool in
the English Premier League, he was one of the world’s highest-paid African players, making millions of dollars per year. Fans spotted a picture of Mané carrying an iPhone with a cracked screen and joked about him using the damaged device. His response was unflustered. "Why would I want ten Ferraris, twenty diamond watches, and two jet planes?" he asked. "I starved, I worked in the fields, played barefoot, and didn't go to school. Now I can help people.
I prefer to build schools and give poor people food or
clothing. . . . [Give] some of what life has given me."

Mané knew how selfish it would be to hoard all his prosperity when so many
of his neighbors back home struggled under crushing conditions. Hebrews
reminds us that this generous way of life is for all of us, not only for those who are wealthy. "Do not forget to do good and to share with others,"
the writer says, "for with such sacrifices God is pleased" (13:16). Nurturing
a generous heart isn't only the right thing to do, but according to Scripture, generosity also makes God smile. Who doesn't want to make God pleased?

Generosity isn't defined simply by how much we give. Instead, generosity
refers to the posture of our heart. One thing we can do that's "pleasing
to [God]" (v. 21) is to simply open our hands and share what we have.

Reflect & Pray

How have you shown generosity? What helps you cultivate a generous heart?

Dear God, thank You for the generous heart
You've shown me. Please help me to be generous too.


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