When we talk about default modes, we normally think of cameras or software. But it occurred to me the other day that God has a default mode—generosity. He is generous to everyone, no matter who they are or what they have done in life. He is generous to old people and young people, college graduates and high school dropouts, doctors and drug lords. His generosity is not dependent on our successes or our shortcomings.
This is not to say God ignores our sin. There will come a day when each of us is judged for what we have done in this life (Romans 2:6). However, until that time, God is generous towards everyone, particularly to those who ask.
I recently saw a story about a man, obviously not serving the Lord, who became stranded while hiking. Injured and near death, he prayed to be rescued. After days of searching, rescuers had given up, but a friend decided to make one last attempt to find him. Miraculously, the friend spotted him on the ledge of a cliff miles from where rescuers assumed he would be. In an interview afterwards, the man who was rescued gave no credit to God. Of course, the Lord knew that beforehand, but was still generous to him.
Often we don’t approach the Lord with our needs because we think we do not deserve His help. We are too embarrassed or ashamed to ask. But the Lord doesn’t operate that way. He doesn’t base His generosity on how much we deserve it. He is willing to be generous regardless. And that is what makes Him so amazing!
Today, recognize we serve a God who is generous to us regardless of what we have done. It is His default mode, especially to those who ask Him.
© Jim Musser 2015
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