Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)

January 9, 2012

Gaining by Giving

"The liberal soul shall be made fat."

                                                                                              ~ Proverbs 11:25 KJV  

God's Commandments

     "If I desire to flourish in soul, I must not hoard up my stores but must distribute to the poor. Faith's way of prosperity is gaining by giving. I must try this again and again; and I may expect that as much of prosperity as will be good for me will come to me as a gracious reward for a liberal course of action.

     Of course, I may not be sure of growing rich. I shall be fat, but not too fat. Too great riches might cause me the dyspepsia of worldliness, and perhaps bring on a fatty degeneration of the heart. No, I may well be satisfied and thoroughly content.

Helping the poor and needy

     But there is a mental and spiritual fatness which I would greatly covet, and these come as the result of generous thoughts toward my God, His church, and my fellow men. Let me not stint, lest I starve my heart. Let me be bountiful and liberal, for so shall I be like my Lord. He gave Himself for me: shall I grudge Him anything?"

(By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)