Day 10

Matthew 6:1-4

1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “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 others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

What is our motivation behind giving to those in need? Is it out of obligation? Do we do it to impress others? Jesus is saying to us in these verses that we are to give in secret. Why? Because he knows our hearts better than we do. When we give it should be out of love for God and neighbor, and to bring glory to God!

- Jeremy Guelfi