He obeys the command of our Lord Jesus in Luke 12.33 to "sell that ye have and give alms; provides yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the Heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth."
The rich in God gives because "God loves a cheerful giver." II Corinthians 9.7. He gives because "It is more blessed to give, than to receive. Acts 20.35. He gives because he trusts God's ways and means to bless. "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." Luke 6.38.
The rich in God is not a hoarder because he knows that earthly blessings are just that---EARTHLY! very temporary. Look at this verse in Proverbs 11.24, "There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is mete, but it tendeth to poverty." The preacher in Ecclesiastes 5.13 writes, "There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun namely, riches kept to the owners thereof to their hurt."
The rich in God promotes God's Kingdom, provides for his family, supports God's Ministry and His ministers, and extends help to those in need.
