Jesus gives us guidance as to how we should be giving to the needy. “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you” (Matthew 6:3). He is telling us not to do good works that will give us glory. When we do good works to be admired and to win the approval of other people, we are serving only ourselves and not God. God rewards good works that are done without seeking any kind of reward. Our rewards given to us by God’s grace may be received in this lifetime, or we may receive them only in the life to come in Heaven.
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