The Blessing of Giving

The bible says in Acts 20:35 (NKJV) ³⁵ I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "
Do you really believe this? God cannot lie so this must be true. But when you look at Christians today what do you see mostly around you? We see a lack of praticing this scriptural truth.You and I do not want to be in that group. This article is to encourage you and I to be faithful to pratice God's word. We cannot allow ourselves to become like some we see.
Proverbs 11:25 tells us " (NKJV) The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. This is the promise of God to those who are generous to others. This is not just talking about money although it is included. We have received the power of God in our lives to be able to help others. There are those who complain that others are not helping them when in reality they have never helped anyone themselves. To be a friend you must be friendly. To receive love you must give love. To receive help you must give help. The bible tells us in Luke 6:38 (NKJV) ³⁸ Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you." Let's you and I be ones who pratice this law of God. I started to say principle but it is more than principle it is the law of retribution (repayment). Galatiains 6:7b tells us " Whatever a man sows that shall he also reap."
The tremdous blessings we receive will be so great that we will wonder why we didn't realize this long ago. There are some of you who have praticed this and have found it to be true. Still others have not yet matured to the point of actually believing that these things are true. If you are one of those let me encourage you to begin to sow yourself in someone else's life and see the rewards of your efforts. I have personally received many untold blessings from investing my life in someone else that needed my help. God will never fail to bless those who help others in any way. There are many ways to help someone else. The bible says if you give a cup of cold water in the name of Jesus you will receive a prophet's reward. How wonderful and generous God is toward us who obey Him. Sometimes we get discouraged in well doing, the bible says we shall reap if we faint not. Be encouraged you who are struggling to do His will fighting against tremendous odds. Be faithful and don't give up because your reward will be great. Thanks to all of you who do these things and may God's blessings continually be on you.
To those reading this who may not even know God let alone serve Him, you can find real meaning in your life by admitting your sin against God and by asking Jesus to forgive you of your sins. Then invite Him into your heart and let Him live through you. Go to a church that teaches Jesus and be baptized as a sign of your sincerety. Then He will give you the power to help someone else in their need. God has many wonderful things in store for those who will seek Him and involve Him in their lives. God bless you all as you are obedient to Him.