Tonight Joy Talavera completed the Generosity Stories series
Focusing on our identity in God, for it is Him we should please
From Second Corinthians chapter nine, she did then quote
God enables us to abound in every good work, Paul wrote
Generosity is the act of being kind, Joy did appropriately say
Determined by security in our identity which we should obey
That our security comes from Jesus Christ is indeed a fact
Importantly, knowing who you are determines how you act
To make her point, from the Bible Joy used examples three
Our identity must hold no matter what circumstances may be
In tough circumstances, David maintained a positive attitude
Per First Samuel sixteen, he was omitted in an act quite rude
King Saul tried to spear him, per Second Samuel eighteen
Yet David praised God, as in Psalm thirty one is clearly seen
David focused on his calling rather than his circumstance
Very famously, he didn’t give Goliath’s size a second glance
From Luke fifteen, Joy then talked about the prodigal son
His father welcomed him back despite what he had done
Despite his good circumstance, he squandered property
For his focus was very wrong and he acted so carefree
The prodigal son’s brother was the third individual named
Upon hearing the party, “unfair" was what he proclaimed
He told his father that for years he had performed like a slave
Taking this mentality would have burdened him until the grave
Both of the sons were raised in a very blessed circumstance
They had the wrong attitude but were given another chance
In summary, Joy said that before we ask, God knows our need
For if it matters to us, it matters to He who values us indeed
Per Romans eight, for us God treated His son as an outsider
God is Jehovah Jirah, which means that he is our provider
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