When we give whether it is to our church or we help a friend or someone we don't know, our heart must be in the right place. It cannot be on trying to impress others. It cannot be to say "Hey look at me!" Through our selfless service we can show honor to God by helping others.
In Matthew the words of Jesus resonate loudly and are quite clear. In Matthew 6:1 Jesus tells to beware of practicing righteousness (doing good works) in order for others to see you. If you do good works for others to see you, you will have no reward from your Father in Heaven. Essentially, when you do good things on earth for people to see God will not acknowledge it.
Furthermore, we are to sound no trumpet (call no attention) in regard to our good works. The hypocrites would do that in the synagogues (Matthew 6:2). The hypocrites were the Pharisees who did good works before the eyes of men, not God. In verses 3-4 Jesus sums things up by saying if you do your giving in secret, your Father in Heaven will reward you. That is where our focus should be: on pleasing God. If we seek to please others we will fall short because there is nothing you can do that will please everyone all the time. Seek to honor God all the time and honor God only.
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