Proverbs 19:17 KJV
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; And that which he hath given will he pay him again.
It is the season where we remember the greatest gift ever given to man. No one can outgive God, who gave His life as a ransom from sin for all men. What makes this gift even bigger and better than anything else is that it was given with no thought of the reception of the gift. Whether mam would accept the gift or not was not the initial consideration, but that God wanted to give man an opportunity to approach Him and have access to all He could give. Even if it was only one man that would accept the gift, God would have still given it. Even though He had no guarantee that man would receive and submit to Him, He still pressed on regardless. That is the definition of love I should hold on and aspire to. This is the season to extend the same love we have received to other people who have not yet known or responded to the love we have come to enjoy.
There will always be the poor amongst us. In fact, this is the conclusion of Jesus when his feet was being anointed by that woman before he went to the cross and Judas was being pretentious about caring for the poor. I may not always have a daily opportunity to give to people, but whenever and wherever the need arises, I must ask God for grace to be able to extend help to those who need it. It is not really about being wealthy, but about being able to look outside myself to see the need around me. God has blessed me so I can in turn also be a blessing. Whatever I own or hold right now isn't really mine; it has been given to me to make profit thereby through being a blessing to others. God promises that nothing I do is in vain; as long as I do it to obey and honour Him, I will not miss His reward. When God gives you, you can never have enough room to receive all. Give; God blesses when we do. God's time of favour is here.
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