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who gives.”  When we’re faking our faith and just doing things to be honored by others, it’s as if God says, “Why should I look at what you’ve done, why should I notice, you didn’t do it for me, you did it for yourself.”

    Third, God sees your secret giving.  When Pontiac, Michigan was hit by a flood a couple of years ago, a pastor received a check for $1,000 from a woman in the Chicago area.  He immediately called her because he thought she made a mistake because the check was written out to him.  He explained to her that if she made it out to the church they could use it to help rebuild homes and she would receive a receipt.  She very firmly told him, “No. I don’t want any recognition.  Just cash it and give it out to people who are in need.”  The pastor said, “It was a blast to carry a wad of $50s in my pocket for about a week and hand them out to people who needed some help.”  Give in secret and God will know even if man does not.

    Fourth, receive your rewards later.  Years ago, The Chaplain magazine wrote about how the famous preacher Charles Spurgeon and wife were called miserly because they sold all the eggs their chicken laid and wouldn’t give any away.  Because they always made a nice profit, rumors circulated that they were greedy.  The Spurgeons, however, took the criticism graciously, and only after the death of Mrs. Spurgeon was the truth revealed.  The records showed that the entire profits had been used to support two needy, elderly widows. Charles Spurgeon and his wife had refused to defend themselves because they didn’t want to call attention to their giving.

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