How much do you give to the Lord? I know! That’s a personal question! And it’s absolutely none of my business! Who would you say was the biggest giver in the Bible?
Several suggestions could be made in answer to that question. One finalist on that list of the biggest givers would certainly be the brethren in Macedonia. Paul describes “the riches of their liberality,” in that they “were freely willing” to give “beyond their ability,” as “they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God” (2 Cor. 8:1-5). They gave BIG!
But, to illustrate the true measure of sacrificial giving, Paul speaks about the “Givingest Giver” of all time. Absorb every word of verse 9, “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.” No one was richer than Jesus! No one gave more than Jesus! And He gave ALL that He had so that you could “become rich” now and in eternity! “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (9:15).