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Acts 20:35 – More Blessed to Give Than To Receive
Throughout Acts 20:18-35 is the concept that grace involves giving. Paul reminds the elders, “In every way I’ve shown you that by laboring like this, it is necessary to help the weak…” (20:35). Paul’s preaching without pay is an analogy of grace. Paul gives freely the message of grace because Jesus gave freely of His life. Paul supports the weak, as the weak need grace. This explains Paul’s unexpected discourse of money and his quoting Jesus – “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (20:35). This gem of a quote is about more than money. Obviously we are like God when we give, and God gives grace. Not all can preach without receiving monetary fellowship, and support is scriptural. But what all must do is find ways to live God’s message of grace to all. Are our lives, our homes, our families open to the weak? Are we grace givers?
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