Matthew 6:1-4
Helping the Needy
1 Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Let us focus on the acts of helping others as Jesus teaches us in quiet humbleness...Let us not look for any praise or helping others in a way that we are not wanting to be honored by others...Jesus emphasizes that true righteousness and generosity should be motivated by our own genuine desire to help others and connect with God, not by seeking recognition or praise...When we act out of a need for external validation, the reward we receive is limited to the fleeting satisfaction of human approval...
Our personal motives should be that the act of our giving to others should be a personal and private expression of compassion and love for the ones we are helping and for our love for God...By keeping our good deeds hidden from others, we ensure that our motivation remains pure and focused on serving God and helping others, rather than seeking being praised by others...Let us be humble in our good deeds...
Let us as Jesus teaches us practice our acts of kindness and generosity anonymously...Things like helping out at a local charity, donating to a cause we care about, or simply offer a helping hand to someone in need without seeking recognition is what Jesus is teaching us...
Jesus wants us to perform our religious practices with sincerity...So let us pray, meditate, or participate in our praying and reading the Bible and our religious activities with a genuine desire to connect with God, not just to fulfill a religious obligations or to impress others...We should avoid comparing ourselves to others...But be focused on our own journey of Spiritual Growth and righteousness, rather than comparing our acts to those of others...
God sees all things...So He knows what is happening in our lives and when we are helping others...He is watching and can see the unseen...Jesus assures us that even though our acts of righteousness may not be publicly acknowledged, they are seen and appreciated by God...He rewards those who act with genuine love and compassion, regardless of whether anyone else knows about it...This reinforces the importance of our personal motivation and we are doing the right things for the right reasons in a humble way...This way of giving and helping others also shows God that we are truly His servants...We are truly loving God and loving our neighbors when we help as Jesus' teaches...