[Jesus said,] "Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full — pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back." – Luke 6:38
Two areas where many of us can be the stingiest are money and forgiveness. So after all that Jesus taught us in the previous statements about graciousness and generosity, he now sums it up with these two principles: 1) Our blessings will be based on our willingness to bless others, and 2) our measure of treating and judging others will be the basis used for how we are treated and judged by others and by God. In other words, God has been gracious with us; we can either share that graciousness or abuse it.
Grace is wonderful and free until we take it off the market and out of circulation in our relationships. If we stymie, hold, or remove God's grace from circulation, it becomes damaged and lost with us. This stern warning reminds us again how seriously God takes our generosity with others.
The Poor
Proverbs 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 10:4
He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is profit,
But idle chatter leads only to poverty.
Ways of a Fool: He:
Is not dependable.
Proverbs 26:6
Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
[Message No: 7012]
Two areas where many of us can be the stingiest are money and forgiveness. So after all that Jesus taught us in the previous statements about graciousness and generosity, he now sums it up with these two principles: 1) Our blessings will be based on our willingness to bless others, and 2) our measure of treating and judging others will be the basis used for how we are treated and judged by others and by God. In other words, God has been gracious with us; we can either share that graciousness or abuse it.
Grace is wonderful and free until we take it off the market and out of circulation in our relationships. If we stymie, hold, or remove God's grace from circulation, it becomes damaged and lost with us. This stern warning reminds us again how seriously God takes our generosity with others.
The Poor
Proverbs 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 10:4
He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is profit,
But idle chatter leads only to poverty.
Ways of a Fool: He:
Is not dependable.
Proverbs 26:6
Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
[Message No: 7012]
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