PURITY IN GIVING

Purity in Giving

*Purity of the giver: Many people are good givers but not walking right before God. It would be strange to try to bribe God such that you have salvation. The gift should go after the life of the giver not vice versa. Many a times we are fooled to think that to give more is to be spiritual. There is need of great balance between the giving concept and the holiness of the giver otherwise we go to hell via giving.
*Purity of the gift: This principle works well in that it will be surprising to come to church and try to give a gift which God views as a dirty thing. For example, seeing a person coming with marijuana on a fundraising day. Though there may be desire but the gift brother. Or some people can comes with charms and fetish and say, 'Today I present these before the Lord. They are now holy and you can use them for what deem necessary.'
*Purity of the source of the gift: Our monies or whatever we are giving should have come from good sources. We appreciate that money and material things circulate but how come we try to bring money from prostitution acts and say we are giving? And you do armed robbery and try to submit that TV to GOD. That's not it brother and sister.

Excerpt from UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLICAL CONCEPT OF GIVING by JOHN MUSEREDZO