-August 22, 2022-
Good morning, happy Monday,
“The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.”
(Proverbs 11:25).
There is no way to out give the Lord. The more we give, the more He gives back to us. It is a principle and promise from the Word of God. When we generously help others, God will more than compensate us. When we water others, God ensures we are watered. The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 5:7, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will obtain mercy.” It is what we call a spiritual boomerang effect. When you throw a boomerang, it always comes back to you.
Watering others is refreshing them; it is giving, helping, and sowing. God won’t leave Himself in debt to anyone. We actually get back more than we put in. This principle in Scripture is called sowing and reaping. We reap what we sow. Paul wrote, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart” (Galatians 6:7; Galatians 6:9). Pastor Charles Stanley’s Life Principle #6 is, “you reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than sow.”
The opposite is also true, if we withhold from others, God will withhold from us. Proverbs 11:24 says, “There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.” Paul also wrote in 2 Corinthians 9:6, “But this I say: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” When we take care of others, God takes care of us and even more.
Humanly thinking, we think that if we hold onto what we have we will have more, but it is the opposite, we end up with less; and we think if we give, we will be depleted and have less, yet we actually have more. God’s thoughts and ways are completely different than our’s.
May the Lord help us to give, sow, help, and sacrifice for others with generosity and abundance. We can never out give the Lord. He will abundantly bless us, turning our less into more, and giving us great joy.
Have a blessed day of refreshing others. Stay safe and healthy.
In His eternal joy and service,
Dean
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