Hello, my friend, and welcome to this word of encouragement from your friends at Our Daily

Bread. The devotional for today is titled, Give While You Live, and it was written by

John Blaze. A successful businessman spent the last few decades of his life, doing all he could

do to give away his fortune. A multi-billionaire, he donated cash to a variety of causes, such as

bringing peace to Northern Ireland, and modernizing Vietnam's health care system. And not long before he died,

he spent $350 million to turn New York City's Roosevelt Island into a technology hub.

The man said, I believe strongly in giving while living. I see little reason to delay giving.

Besides, it's a lot more fun to give while you live

than to give when you're dead. Give while you live. What an amazing attitude to have. In John's

account of the man born blind, Jesus' disciples were trying to determine who sinned. Jesus briefly addressed their

question by saying, Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works

of God might be displayed in him. As long as it is day, we must do the works of Him who sent me.

Though our work is very different from Jesus' miracles, no matter how we give of ourselves,

we're to do so with a ready and loving spirit.

Whether through our time, resources, or actions, our goal is that the works of God might be displayed,

for God so loved the world that he gave. In turn, let's give while we live.

It's time for today's Our Daily Bread Devotional Scripture reading from John 9, verses 1 through 12.

As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.

His disciples asked him, Rabbi, who sinned? This man or his parents, that he was born blind.

Neither this man nor his parents sinned, Jesus said. But this happened so that the works of God

might be displayed in him. As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me.

Night is coming, when no one can work.

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