Anonymous Givers / NKJV 365

Anonymous Givers

Fundraisers know that people are often motivated to donate large sums of money because of the prestige they receive in return. But Jesus denounced that motivation for giving. He much preferred the poor widow who gave the small amount she could give to the wealthy people who gave the large amounts they would give (Mark 12:41–44).

These wealthy men and women may have appeared pious, but Jesus knew that behind the scenes they often neglected “the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith” (Matt. 23:23).

Here, Jesus suggests that a good way to ensure that we are giving from the right motives is to give anonymously. When the source of our gifts is known only to ourselves and God, Jesus promises that “your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly” (6:4).

Taken from The Modern Life Study Bible

““Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:1-4‬