But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Luke 6:35
“By doing good with his money, a man, as it were, stamps the image of God upon it, and makes it pass current for the merchandise of heaven.”
R.F. Rutledge in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert (New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 1895) 24.
As the trip has drawn to a close, it has been a treat to see kangaroos in the wild, just grazing in park in Mornington Peninsula. They made me think of and celebrate the wonderful creativity of God. And yet, you and me are extra special as we are made in His image.
Do you stamp the image of God on the money you steward so that people see God in your spending? Do people see your generosity and exclaim that you are a child of the Most High? Give so that people will see God stamped all over your generosity.