Tuesday, April 4, 2023
“Give to Church, Chapel, or Ministry”
Today’s Challenge – Give to a Church, Chapel, or Ministry – is intended to help us consider the work performed by God’s people for God’s people. Those who dedicate themselves to vocational ministry dedicate their lives to becoming the extension of God’s work on earth.
Ministry includes all the churches and chapels that meet on a regular basis to help others gain knowledge, and inspiration, and serve in all kinds of community-related areas. Churches have been the foundation of the community since before the establishment of this country, so finding a good prospect that needs our money won’t be difficult.
Ministry also includes all the community service organizations that exist to become an extension of God’s hands into our community. Food banks, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters are great giving opportunities. The same applies to organizations that provide clothing, housing, job training, and rehabilitation services. There are a lot of them because a lot of people need help!
Plenty of God-centered projects, programs, and organizations need us. Your local church is always a great giving option because they have already established relationships with many worthy organizations and programs and local churches can concentrate their efforts on something specific.
Giving to God should be easy. It’s not. That’s why the Bible talks so much about it: God knows it’s hard to let go of the financial resources with which we have been blessed. Thankfully, God also knows that we don’t mean any harm when we can’t give. He gets that, too.
Today is a day to be generous with those who need help. Today is a day of giving, so give God another “Thank You” today by giving to some of the LORD’S special places!
“Generous hands are blessed hands because they give bread to the poor.” (Provers 22:9, The Message)
