PROVERBS ‬ ‭22‬:‭9‬ ‭AMP

“He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.

GOLD NUGGETS

Some Christians cannot be trusted with a lot of money or earthly goods. They just would not know how to manage them. That said, it needs to be noted that you do not have to be rich to be generous. A pauper can give like a prince, providing he or she has the right spirit. An old Jewish saying puts it like this: “The man who gives with a smile gives more than the man who gives with a frown.” It is the spirit of generosity that the Bible focuses on – the spirit that gives, not because it wants to get back but because it simply delights to give. Someone has defined generosity as “giving with a warm hand”. Who likes to receive anything from a cold hand? As you know, the opposite of generosity is selfishness, and just as generosity is a facet of wisdom, selfishness is a facet of foolishness. Unselfishness means willing to put the needs or wishes of others before one’s own. May we become individual Christians who give with warm hands. May the Lord fire us with passion to give whether we are rich or poor. Yes we don’t have to be rich before we give. SHALOM: God’s all encompassing blessings to you.