April 21, 2011
God Repays
He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given.
God Repays
He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given.
~ Proverbs 19:17
"We are to give to the poor, not to be seen and applauded, but out of pure sympathy and compassion.
We must not expect to get anything back, not even gratitude; but we should regard what we have done as a loan to the Lord. He undertakes the obligation; and, if we look to Him in the matter, we must not look to the second party. What an honor the Lord bestows upon us when He condescends to borrow of us! Let us not make it a paltry pittance but a heavy amount. The next needy man that comes this way, let us help him.
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| AS A CHILD OF GOD IT IS OUR DUTY TO FEED THE POOR AND GIVE THEM CLOTHING, AND SOME KIND OF SHELTER SO THAT THEY ARE NOT OUT IN THE COLD. |
As for repayment we can hardly think of it, and yet here is the Lord's note of hand. Blessed be His name, His promise to pay is better than gold and silver. Has any reader neglected the poor? Poor Soul. May the Lord forgive him."
(By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
PLEASE PRAY THESE PRAYERS WITH ME THIS MORNING.
ReplyDeleteOUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME. THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEVN. GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD. FORGIVE US OF ALL OUR SINS, OUR DEBTS, AND OUR TRESPASSES AGAINST YOU AND MAN; AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO ARE INDEBTED TO US, AND THOSE WHO HAVE TRESPASSED AGAINST US. AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM ALL EVIL:FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, AND THE POWER, AND THE HONOR, AND THE GLORY, FOREVER. IT IS IN CHRIST JESUS' PRECIOUS NAME, AMEN!
ABBA FATHER, THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT, I CALL UPON YOU, TO FULFILL IN ME THE CHARACTER THAT YOU POSSESS. I WANT TO EXHIBIT THE QUALITIES OF YOUR CHILD, JESUS, THROUGH WHOM I PRAY, AMEN.
FATHER IN HEAVEN, I GIVE YOU PRAISE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY YOU WORD AND LEARN ABOUT SPIRITUAL WARFARE. FATHER, PLEASE OPEN MY MIND TO YOUR TRUTH AND HELP ME TO CONCENTRATE ON WHAT YOU WANT ME TO LEARN FROM YOU. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, THE LORD REBUKE AND BIND ANY EVIL SPIRITS FROM INTERFERING WITH MY STUDY TIME TODAY. IN JESUS CHRIST NAME, I COMMAND THESE SPIRITS TO LEAVE MY PRESENCE RIGHT NOW, AND TO GO TO JESUS FOR TO WAIT OUT THEIR JUDGMENT. I LOOSE HIS PEACE, HIS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, AND HIS WISDOM INTO MY MIND AND BODY RIGHT NOW. LORD, PLEASE SEND YOUR HOLY ANGELS TO PROTECT ME AND MINISTER TO ME AS I STUDY YOUR WORD TODAY. THANK YOU, FATHER FOR GIVING ME THIS TIME WITH YOU THIS MORNING. IN JESUS' PRECIOUS NAME, I PRAY, AMEN.