In this gift-giving season, something we rarely consciously think about is that nearly all gifts are given or received with expectations.
You give someone a sweater for Christmas... you have expectations. You expect them to wear the sweater. You don't expect them to hate it. You don't expect for them to use the thing as the new liner for their cat's bed.
Even when we give to a charity, we expect that the money we send will be used for good things. We would be upset to hear that our charity was mismanaged. We would be outraged if we heard that all the top people at the Make-a-wish foundation were getting Ferrari's for Christmas bonuses. We would be astounded if we heard that UNICEF spent a million dollars on Barbie Dolls and beach balls.
Ironically, all of us who are in Christ are managers of a charity. The word grace and the word charity come from the same word in Greek. God has given us all grace. It is a gift from God and like most gifts, it comes with expectations. God has been charitable to you and I. He has blessed us with the gift of life and then continues to heap up our lives with blessings.
What does God expect from us?
When He sees how you and I are managing this charity, what response might He have?
Will He be pleased or will He be beside Himself?
Watch the sermon: Everyday Grace
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