A Generous Person Will Prosper; Whoever Refreshes Others Will Be Refreshed
Freely One Receives, Freely Give
PROVERBS 11:24-25
“There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself.
”Proverbs 11:24-25 NKJV
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It seems common sense that the more we hold on to our money, the more we shall accumulate. But the truth is, wealth is given to those who manage their money well and are generous at heart.
“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
I Timothy 6:9-10 NKJV
While it is good to manage our finances well and have a reserve for those unexpected expenses when the car breaks down, or the fridge stops working, and planning out our future from a young age to prepare and be ready for our retirement, God will not bless His people with wealth if it is going drag them into sin; He will not bless His people if it will fill them with pride, greed, or selfish ambition; He will not bless His children with more than they can handle.
But He will bless those who are willing to give freely of their money, possessions, time, and energy.
Indeed, whoever refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
My beloved, the more we give by the leading of the Spirit, the more He will increase our provisions, including knowledge, understanding, and even our anointing that we can give even greater.
Therefore my beloved, “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.”
Matthew 10:8 NKJV
It’s God’s plan that counts because He uses His faithful people to help those in need. Furthermore, giving out of love without any expectation of something in return, helps us to gain a right perspective on our possessions. We come to realise that they were never really ours to begin with, but were entrusted to us purely by the grace of God.
Therefore, receive with thanks, but keep your hands loosely on your blessings, being ready to let them go if that’s God’s plan.
While it is good to give and help the needy, we must be wise and only give according the leading of the Holy Spirit. Foolishness will lead to disaster, for a fool and his money are quickly parted; it may even undermine God’s work in others, hinder God given projects, and one maybe left with nothing after giving away one’s own God given provision.
The statement “There is one that scatters, yet increases more” is a proverbial statement about generosity and stinginess.
The one who scatters or shares his provisions with the needy shall increase more, for God will use him to provide for those who struggle to provide for themselves.
This shows faith in the fact that God will provide, and a loving caring heart that can only come from God.
The truth is, ““Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NKJV
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
