Matthew 6:1,3,4

Matthew 6:1,3,4 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. Alms is giving. And Jesus tells us in our verses for today that we should not brag about how much money we give in the offering plate. The Pharisees gave money so that people would see them giving the money. But giving in the offering plate at church should be giving to God. Jesus says we should be so private about our giving that our left hand shouldn’t even know what the right hand is doing. And that is pretty secretive! Don’t be showy when you give. After all, we are really giving to God. And when the offering plate is passed around at church, God sees what our right hand is giving and what our left hand is giving!