Ecclesiastes
11:1-2 – “Give generously, for your gifts will return to you later. Divide your
gifts among many, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.”
Generosity
is an investment. And what does an investment do? It yields returns for the
investor. What is generosity? In my simplest way of putting git, it means
giving freely, without expecting anything in return. This is how NIV puts it: “Cast
your bread among the waters…”
For
some of us, it is so difficult to share what we have with others. We cannot
bear to let go of the ‘little’ we have or the ‘much’ we have for another to
benefit. But do you know that when you give to others you are actually doing
yourself a favor? You may think that you are the one sacrificing your money or
material things for another but the Bible says that “your gifts will return to
you later.”
How?
You may ask. The answer is simple.
What
goes around, comes around.
What
you sow, you will reap.
Do
unto others what you want them to do to you.
Get
it now?
When
we give to others, God remembers and when we also need to be given, our gifts
make a way of provision for us. Verse two teaches another great lesson. We must
not be afraid to give. No. Give recklessly! You do not know where your gift
would get to. You do not know who will be helped by your gift. You do not know
the risks that life before you.
YOUR GENEROSITY IS AN INVESTMENT.
And
from what I know, investments are usually made for rainy days abi? People invest
in order to have something to fall back on a rainy day. This is also applicable
here. I must learn to give freely to others because it is really for my own
benefit.
GOD REMEMBERS SEEDS.
God
never forgets the sacrifices that His children make for the sake of others. He remembers
seeds and honors them.
Give
and it will come back to you.
#selah
In Christ,
Shanpepe
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