| “The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.” – Proverbs 11;25 |
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| Sometimes I like to present our verse to date from other versions: KJV: Proverbs 11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. ESV: Proverbs 11:25 Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. HCSB: Proverbs 11:25 A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water. NLT: Proverbs 11:25 The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. The multiple BLESSINGS of being GENEROUS! I wanted to have you see a few translations of Proverbs 11:25 as the Hebrew word that we translate generous can be translated as LIBERAL or BLESSING. When we think of someone being generous we think of one freely giving and freely giving really more than what is expected. When someone is generous, freely giving more than is expected, they are a tremendous blessing. I would think you have been the recipient at some point of someone’s generosity. I know I have been a multitude of times. My hope is that you are also one who has been the one who extended generosity to others. Our verse is APPEALING that we choose to be generous as it reveals the advantages, the benefits, of being generous. There is an old saying that tells us you can’t outgive God. Proverbs 11:25 conveys that saying. As you are a blessing you will be blessed. As you provide water you will be receiving back water. You just can’t outgive God. So how is your thinking when it comes to YOUR MONEY? On a scale of 1-10 with 1 low and 10 high, are you a KEEPER? On a scale of 1-10 with 1 low and 10 high, are you a GIVER? For me, it is hard to look at Proverbs 11:25 without looking at Proverbs 11:24. It says, “There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty.” The stingy tight-fisted person thinks they are going to be better off because they are KEEPERS. The picture of Proverbs 11:24 is from the world of agriculture and pictures the scattering of a seed like wheat. Being stingy with the seed wheat leads to a small harvest, but a bountiful scattering of seeds leads to a bumper harvest! The short interpretation of Proverbs 11:24 is YOU CAN’T AFFORD to be STINGY! YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO NOT BE A GIVER! You do get to make your choice with your money. Proverbs 11:25 lets you know that being a blessing brings multiple blessings! BEING A BLESSING BRINGS MULTIPLE BLESSINGS. Your blessing to another blesses them and it will bless you! Verse to DATE the Word on November 25 (11/25) is Proverbs 11:25. It says, “The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.” BEING A BLESSING BRINGS MULTIPLE BLESSINGS. Continue Strong being generous, And remember to DATE THE WORD PS – this coming Tuesday is GIVING TUESDAY – I hope you will consider supporting ministries that are dear to you. From FCA to Christian Universities, yes, your local church, and ministries like Word of Life, etc. pray about how you can give “WATER” to a ministry. And yes – you can give to DATE the Word to help Date the Word be on the numerous radio stations of TruthNetwork as well as to help us to extend our reach through other means. Visit our website giving page for more information. We thank you ahead of time for your support. |