Matthew 6:1-4 Charity
“Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. ”
“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” (Matthew 6:1-4)
This weekend, I had started reading this passage in preparation of this entry. I was sitting at the kitchen table with my Bible, and my brother walks in. He looks down at me and says, “I have a moral dilemma. What would you do in this situation?” Then, he drops a large wad of cash on the table. He had found this money in a way that it would be difficult to find the rightful owner. I started thinking and gave him the usual, “hold it and see if you can find the owner, if not it’s yours.” Then I said, “ask Heather”. I can’t remember what she had said because just then I was reminded of this passage that I was just reading in the other room. I went back into the dinning room and got my Bible, still on Matthew 6. I read verses 1 to 4 and I think we all knew the right thing to do with that gift from God.