Giving in God’s Name

You showed me a room filled with treasure,

precious, priceless,

and told me it was mine;

I marveled:

what a gift!

such abundance!

a comfort to have it,

but what would I do with it?

then I knew it:

I could give it away…

You interrupted, insisted “This is yours.”

“I can’t give it away?” I asked.

“Beloved heart,

this is yours;

you’ve already given it away.”

And so it is with all we give

in Jesus’ name:

God remembers,

indeed has received

every gift Himself,

for all we gave

was given to

God-in-disguise,

whether or not

we noticed

or knew it;

God, in love, has saved each gift we gave,

priceless, precious treasure in God’s sight.

It’s not about accomplishing everything;

it’s about the joy in each thing;

I want you whole,

filled full,

even if by emptying yourself for others’ sake;

sometimes

come away with Me

and rest a while,

to not be owned

by all the good

you do for Me

by pouring out

your life in My name;

be owned by Me alone;

be refreshed at My breast;

know that every gift you give

has been received,

is cherished by Me,

for it speaks your love-in-My-name;

know I hold you close;

let My joy revive your soul;

then go out and give again

My love in My name.