June 18, 2023: Don’t Tell Your Left Hand

"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. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you." (Matthew 6:3–4, ESV)

Don't tell your left hand what your right hand is doing. This is the Kingdom's approach to helping those who are in need. The Kingdom of God has specific ways in which it operates. One of those ways is how we give to those in need. Jesus is instructing in the righteous way to give. His point: Don't seek the approval of men in your giving; seek God's approval. Those who practice their righteousness to be seen by men are hypocrites. They are actors on the stage of life performing to be seen by men. They act to get applause.
    
Those who give to be seen by God do things in secret. They are not looking for applause; they are looking for God's pleasure in their righteous acts of giving. They are looking for what their secret giving does to the heart, knowing God is looking at it. They give knowing God's reward is far greater than applause.
    
Don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing when giving to those in need. Give in secret. When you give in secret, your heart will be happy seeing the face of the one who receives, and your heart will be satisfied knowing God is pleased and He rewards those who give according to Kingdom ways.