(38) Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Ang sabi sa Luke 6:38, “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Tuwing tayo’y nag-ppractice ng generosity sa iba—kung sa oras man, pera at energy—binubuksan natin ang pinto ng blessings ni God para sa buhay natin. Ang generosity ay hindi isang feeling, kundi ito ay action na galing sa puso. Binigay ni God ang puso niya nang ibinigay niya sa atin ang nag-iisa niyang anak, si Jesus, nang siya ay mamatay para sa atin. Ang pagiging generous ay hindi lang isang attitude, ito ay isang lifestyle.
Giving Is an Act of Love
John 3:16 (NIV)
(16) For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Titus 3:4-7 (RPTV05)
(4) But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,
(5) he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
(6) whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior,
(7) so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Paano ipinakita ni God sa atin ang kanyang generosity?
(4) not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
(5) In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
(6) Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
(7) rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
(8) And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!
Anong attitude mayroon si Jesus?
Ano ang dapat na attitude tuwing magbibigay tayo?
Ang Blessings ng may Generous Lifestyle
2 Corinthians 9:10 (NIV)
(10) Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
Deuteronomy 15:10 (NIV)
(10) Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
Ano ang resulta ng generous lifestyle?
Paano tayo mas magiging generous gamit ang mga bagay na binigay satin ni God?
Maging Generous sa Lahat ng Bagay
Proverbs 11:25 (NIV)
(25) A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
2 Corinthians 9:11 (NIV)
(11) 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.
Ano ang resulta ng generous lifestyle?
Pagusapan Natin
Ano ang nagmomotivate sayo para maging generous?
Nag-eenjoy ka ba maging generous?
Why o bakit hindi?
Mag-share ng testimony nung ikaw any naging generous sa iba, o kung may naging generous sa iyo at kung paano naging blessing ang sitwasyon na iyon.
Application
Paano mo mas mapapalago ang generosity sa buhay mo?
Anong area ng buhay mo ang nag-kakaron ng limit dahil sa kakulangan ng Generous Attitude?
Prayer Model
Thank You Father sa pagbigay sa akin ng iyong anak. Turuan mo akong mas maging generous sa aking pera, oras at energy.
Key Verse
Give and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full – pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.
