40acts: The Lent Generosity ChallengeSample

Jesus showed us, on more than one occasion, that there aren’t limitations on generosity. He didn’t help some and reject others but came to help all that were lost and hurting. Jesus helped those that were on the fringes of society. Take Zacchaeus, the tax collector; people talked when Jesus called him down from the tree and invited himself to his home. It was well known that tax collectors were taking a little for themselves, stealing from those less fortunate. People were angry with Zacchaeus and, by proxy, Jesus, but this didn’t stop Jesus from showing love, thus transforming Zacchaeus’ life and those around him.

Jesus cared for the woman suffering from bleeding in the Bible. He told her, ‘Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.’ Issues which we might find shameful or embarrassing are not to Him. God sometimes challenges us to go outside of our comfort zones to show a little of Him to those that may have been forgotten.

Find more about today’s 40acts challenge on our blog:   

https://40acts.org.uk/act-3-period-poverty/