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Weekly Bible Verse – The Paradox of Generosity

May 11, 2009 · Filed Under Weekly Bible Verse · Comments 

One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.  Proverbs 11:24-25 (NIV)

Ahhh, yes, this is exactly what I’ve been trying to work on lately – being generous.  Besides the help that generosity provides for others and the good is does for you (like getting your focus off of yourself, reminding you how fortunate you are compared to others, etc), this verse teaches that giving can actually cause your wealth to increase.  Now that’s a "Win-Win" if I’ve ever heard of one!

Is this verse from the Bible to be taken literally?  Of course, I don’t know the definitive answer, but I interpret it as such.  Have you ever heard the term "blessed to be a blessing?" I know I’ve heard that bandied about, but I do believe that if you are faithful to pass along to others some of what you’ve received from God, God knows that He can use as a conduit to bless those around you.  In turn, God can give you more so you will bless more people around you.  In contrast, if you just hoard everything you get, what’s the point of blessing you further?  Obviously this is a very simplistic view of this (for instance, I don’t think that being generous simply because you are greedy and want to force God to give you more money will work!), but I like to keep things simple as much as I can!

God bless and have a great week…

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  1. Gholmes on May 12th, 2009 1:08 pm

    My heart says yes but it is so hard to mentally accept this. It is a paradox.

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