Magnetic Generosity draws people to Jesus

Have you ever been surprised by someone’s generosity at Christmas? Christmas has a way of making us think about other people’s needs before our own – defying the natural selfish tendencies of humanity.

Generosity is not based on your economic status, nor is it determined by the size of your bank account; but rather by the size of your heart towards others. Generosity is the habit of giving without persuasion. It has no social bounds.

To put it simply, generosity can be a very effective way to share Jesus at Christmas time.

Christmas celebrates God’s generous gift of Jesus. Isaiah 9:6 says that God gave His Son to the world, who would be a Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace and Philippians 2:4-8 says that Jesus gave up his place of privilege in heaven to live a life as a man and ultimately gave up that life as an act of generous love that can inspire our own acts of generosity towards others.

Here’s how your generosity at Christmas time can be a powerful way to share Jesus:

• Generosity creates opportunity – it stands out in a culture of self-promotion.
• Generosity has power when it is devised and planned.
• Generosity will bless the hearts of those who receive it – people who don’t know Jesus can experience a slice of God’s kingdom.
• Generosity stretches your faith – it builds your trust in God.

God reaches the world through the generosity of His people.

There are countless other moments and verses in the Bible that show the beauty and power of generosity. Without a doubt, having a generous spirit is the most rewarding and most effective way to live as a Christian. It is also the most effective way to lead people to Jesus.

Make the most of Christmas and use the power of generosity to point people towards Jesus.

BIBLE VERSES

Isaiah 9:6 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Philippians 2:4-8 - And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Acts 20:35 - In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’