Transformed – teen devotion – July 28, 2024
God owns everything and is the giver of every good thing I have. He has unlimited resources. He loves to bless me so that I can show love to others by giving to them.
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written:
“They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor;
their righteousness endures forever.”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. 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.
2 Corinthians 9:8-11
God Meets our Need to Meet Other’s Needs
Have you ever found money on the ground? More than just change? Finding a $10 or $20 bill unexpectedly can be a rush, can’t it? You start to think of ways to spend the money. Buy a coffee. Grab some lunch. Browse Amazon for something you didn’t even know you needed to have! Having extra is fun. Multiple possibilities come to mind.
Did you know God enables you to have that same mindset with everything you have? The income from your part-time job. The gifts your parents and grandparents give you. The talents you possess. Everything. It all can feel like finding money on the ground. It all can feel like extra. How?
By remembering who gave it to you and what his resources are. God is the giver of every single thing you have. Every. Single. Thing! His resources are endless. And he loves blessing you with gifts. He says, “There’s more where that came from!”
God especially loves blessing you with gifts because that’s how he blesses others in your life. Through you! He designed you to be a river, not a reservoir. A reservoir stores up, but a river flows freely because it’s constantly being fed from a source.
God is your source of all good things, and he never runs out. He blesses me abundantly so that I can bless others abundantly. And when others experience your generosity, they give thanks to God. He gets the glory, and you get the deep satisfaction of helping meet a need.
Prayer:
Dear God, you truly own everything in the entire universe! And, you love blessing me. Let me meditate on those truths and let them change me. You give me good gifts because you love me. And you love others, too. You bless others through the gifts you’ve given to me. Let me give generously and cheerfully, knowing you never run out of resources. Give me the deep satisfaction of helping meet another’s needs. Amen.
