Matthew 27:57-60 As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus, went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him. Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth. He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.
Matthew 27:57 As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus,We have been BLESSED to be a BLESSING.
2 Corinthians 9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
Your BEST LIFE is a life spent being a BLESSING!
I Timothy 6:17-19 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
Practical application: If God gives you MORE, do MORE.
Matthew 27:58-59 went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him. Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth.
The greater the CAUSE the greater the COMMITMENT.
I Corinthians 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. Ephesians 5:25b-27 Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, The Church is God’s SOLUTION to man’s STRUGGLES.
You can’t serve God and money, but you can serve GOD with MONEY. “If our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc., is up to the common standard common to those with the same income as our own, we are probably GIVING AWAY TOO LITTLE.” -C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
If our charities do not at all pinch or hamper us, I should say THEY ARE TOO SMALL.
There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot because our charitable expenditures excludes them.” -C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Matthew 27:60 He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.
Our lives should BUILD something that will OUTLAST us.
I Corinthians 3:10-14 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.“
Only one life, ‘twill soon be PAST, Only what’s done for Christ will LAST.” -C.T. Studd
