Heeding Jesus' call to self-denial results in uncompromising generosity and limitless abundance. When we are less attached to what we have, even our lives, the more freedom we have in giving them away for the benefit of others.
The generosity of Jesus was made evident in both His teaching and His personal style. When He fed the multitude, the leftovers filled twelve baskets. When a woman anointed Him with expensive ointment, and the disciples grumbled about the waste, He reprimanded them.
He went further by forbidding us to count costs “Do not store up treasures on earth” and exhorted us to be confident in giving “for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).
Jesus walked this path to the very end. In Gethsemane He struggled and anguished but remained true to his course “Not my will but yours be done, O Lord. Into your hands I commend my spirit.” (Luke 22:42)
Such is the glory of love; it is true only when we do not hoard, do not cling, not even to life and love itself, when we let it go, when we let it be.
Proverbs 11:24 "One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and loses everything."
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