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“give to god” (mt 22:21)
“Then give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, but give to God what is God’s.” —Matthew 22:21
Jesus answered the Pharisees’ question by advising them to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, for Caesar’s image was stamped on the coin (Mt 22:21). Yet Jesus is ever the Teacher, and He took the opportunity to teach them to give to God what belongs to God. Each person is made in the image of God (Gn 1:27); His image is stamped on us. We belong to God (Rm 14:7-8) and our lives are His. We therefore must give to God what belongs to Him — our heart, soul, strength, and mind (Lk 10:27).
God expects us to return not just what belongs to Him, but also the fruit that our efforts have produced (Mt 25:14-30). The person who buried his one talent in the ground simply gave that talent back to God, but with no fruit (Mt 25:24-27), and this was not pleasing to the Lord. We are called to give the Lord our very life, all the fruit we produce, our dearest love, our thoughts, hopes, miseries, past, present, and future.
“God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor 9:7). By giving God everything, we might consider ourselves exceedingly generous. However, we are merely giving God what rightfully belongs to Him. He has given us everything in the person of His only begotten Son (see Jn 3:16). Let us imitate God and thankfully give Him our all in return.
Prayer: Father, I trust in You; I am Yours. I will hold nothing back from You.
Promise: “I am the Lord and there is no other, there is no God besides Me.” —Is 45:5
Praise: “Give to the Lord glory and praise; give to the Lord the glory due His name!” (Ps 96:7-8)
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