Matthew 6:1-4
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Teaching about Giving to the Needy
“Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get. 3 But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. 4 Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
Re-read Matthew 6:1. For whom do you do the things you do?
Others (the public) will see the things you do but it is not their observation … their admiration … which counts for eternity. It is your heavenly Father’s assessment and ultimate reward which really matters. Your motivation for doing the things you do should be to be pleasing in His eyes … not to please the eyes of men.
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