A generous man will prosper;
He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. Proverbs11:25
Generosity is a Godlike quality.
The well-loved Welsh preacher Granville Morgan said that God's favourite word is "and." God made birds _and_ animals _and_ plants _and_ trees _and_ green _and_ blue _and_ moon _and_ stars _and_ ... _and_ ... _and_....
All of creation is a breathtaking testimony of the awesome abundance of divine generosity. Are we all alone in the universe? We don't know. Scripture does say that the heavens declare the glory of God, and so, if we are all alone in the universe then its abundance is just part of the awesome generosity of God, who after giving in Creation also gave us His Son, and then gave us His Holy Spirit.
When we learn to be generous, we discover that we have more than we think we have. When we learn to have an abundance mentality instead of a scarcity mentality, we discover a fullness in life that we simply never knew was there.
When we spend our time, talent, or treasure in service of others, we will find that God will renew us with fresh stores of His grace and love. For we are learning to be like Him!
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Theo Groeneveld theo@emmanuel.org.za
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