A long time ago, there was a very rich man.
He used all his money for himself.
As time passed, he felt guilty about this, so he decided to give some of his money to others.
One night he dug a hole, left something in a bag, and put a heavy stone on the hole.
Most people who were passing by started complaining about the stone.
All of a sudden, a man got there and took away the stone.
As soon as he lifted the stone, he found a bag in the hole.
When he opened the bag, he was very surprised because there were valuable jewels in the bag as well as gold and silver coins. In the bag, there was a note.
It said, “You did a great job. These are all yours. Please take them.”
My little good works could result in much joy and happiness to others.
Acts 20:35, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Give originally comes from the Greek word, didómi (δίδωμι).
It means, “give, add, and allow.”
It also means, “the more we give, the better we get.”
In contrast, receive comes from the Greek, lambanó(λαμβάνω). It just means, “get and receive.” These words remind us that, “to give is more important than to receive.”
I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Saviour at the age of 18 years old at a church in South Korea.
Since then, I have been to church on a regular basis.
And I have read the bible and prayed continually. I thought that I had done my best as a child of God.
However, one day, I felt that I had done something wrong. I did not know why.
Later at the age of 20, I started working for the church as a volunteer.
I served as a Sunday school teacher for children.
I became a leader for young people.
Sometimes we would go to an orphanage to look after children with no parents. Through those works, I discovered that I was given much joy and happiness in my heart.
Finally, I came to understand why the bible says, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
