Sermon Illustrations
The Responsibility of Giving
Suppose you have an important package to send to someone who needs it. You take it to an overnight delivery service. What would you think if, instead of delivering the package, the driver took it home? Then, when you confront him, he says, "If you didn't want me to keep it, why'd you give it to me in the first place?"
You'd say, "The package doesn't belong to you. Your job is to deliver it to the person who needs it."
Just because God puts his money in our hands doesn't mean he intends for us to keep it.