Daily Reading for Sunday, February 18, 2024
Scripture: Proverbs 11:24
"There is that scattered, and yet increaseth; and there is that withhold more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty."
Meditation:
Reference(s):
1. The Acts of the Apostles, pp. 344, 345.
"Spiritual prosperity is closely bound up with Christian liberality. The followers of Christ should rejoice in the privilege of revealing in their lives the beneficence of their Redeemer. As they give to the Lord they have the assurance that their treasure is going before them to the heavenly courts. Would men make their property secure? Let them place it in the hands that bear the marks of the crucifixion. Would they enjoy their substance? Let them use it to bless the needy and suffering. . . . Let them seek to retain their possessions for selfish purposes, and it will be to their eternal loss. But let their treasure be given to God, and from that moment it bears His inscription. It is sealed with His immutability.
"God declares, 'Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters' (Isaiah 32:20). . . . The sower multiplies his seed by casting it away. So it is with those who are faithful in distributing God's gifts. By imparting they increase their blessings." 1