“God Gives More Fries than Five Guys”

 

BIBLE READING :Luke 4-6


                I like to cook and bake. Since I was a tiny little girl standing on a stool to reach the counter cooking with my mother, I have liked the creativity of whipping up something in the kitchen. You can use all different ingredients to create delicious dishes. You can creatively present it on the plate so that it is beautiful as well as yummy.  However, there is one area where you probably should not get too creative when you are following a recipe – the measurements. If your cake recipe calls for a cup of flour, it is probably not going to work out well if you use half a cup or two cups. God is the One who gets to be creative with measurements. Not in the kitchen, but in blessings.

     The Bible says that if we will be blessed when we give to others. Whatever measuring cup we use to dole out the blessings we give to others, God will use that measuring cup to give to us. He does not just fill it halfway or even just up to the edge of the top. He fills that cup, shakes it down, and then piles on more until it is running over. “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38)

                Ever been to Five Guys Burgers and Fries? At our Five Guys, that is how they measure fries. They fill the cup in the size you ordered and put it in your bag. Then, they pour more fries (bonus fries!) into the bag on top what is already in there. Yum! That is how our God gives to us. He gives and then gives more. Blessing upon blessing. We activate that abundance of blessing by giving to others. Count me in! I like the Five Guys fries a lot, but God’s blessings are even better! I want some blessings running over. Don’t you?  Give and it will be given to you.                               Amanda at    www.devotioninaction.com

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