1 Chronicles 29:10-19
  David’s prayer, after the generosity of all Israel, for the building of the house of God.

  As you read this prayer ~ insert your name in place of “everyone”, “we”, “I”, “our”, “my”, “their”.

  “Blessed are You, O LORD God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
11 ‘Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion,
O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.
12 ‘Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.
13 ‘Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.
14 ‘But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this?  For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You. (Offerings to God, our offering come from God in the first place.)
15 ‘For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.
16 ‘O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand, and all is Yours.
17 ‘Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.
18 ‘O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions of the heart of Your people, and direct their heart to You;
19 and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes, and to do them all, and to build the temple, for which I have made provision.”

Consider this  ~

Are you giving – for God’s work to be accomplished
OR
are you giving so others will think you are generous?
Whom do you praise after giving a generous offering
made to the LORD?

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