The Million Dollar Life
By William M. Self, Sr.
Generosity Generates Wealth
“Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but
not merely given back —
given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not
getting, is the way.
Generosity begets
generosity."
Luke 6:38
MSG
Generosity Generates Wealth
In Psalms 37, we find the Psalmist is now an older man.
He looks at the legacy of those who have lived a long life.
He sees you cannot separate righteousness and generosity.
“The righteous are
always generous”
Throughout life, finances and health may fail,
but the generous
person will be remembered…
He will not be
forsaken.
The life of generosity will pave the
path of blessing for
their children.
Most of us have to look for the best deals in life.
We feel good when we beat up the salesman.
When we think we got
something at cost or below.
I grew up where I had to scavenge the ditches
for pop bottles to
get a few cents.
I had two jobs by the time I was in 6th grade.
Another man’s junk was my treasure.
Second hand items were the best I ever know.
Although I have always been generous with my time,
I was not so generous
with money and things.
When kids come to me for a fundraiser,
I would send them to
Sandy.
Sandy has taught me a lot about generosity.
No matter how little we have or how much,
we must beware of the closed hand.
A closed hand cannot give
and it cannot receive.
Money can’t buy you love.
Money can’t buy you
positive attitudes from other.
Generosity fills store houses of
love and positive attitudes.
This is why Jesus said…
“Give and it shall be
given to you…running over”
How open is your hand?
How righteous are you?
It is measured by your generosity?
Scripture Reading
Ephesians
1:18-19 NIV
18 I pray
also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened
in order
that you may know the hope to which he has called you,
the riches
of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
Luke 6:37-38
NIV
38 Give, and it will be given to you.
A good measure, pressed down,
shaken
together and running over,
will be poured into your lap.
For with the measure you use,
it will be
measured to you."
Psalm
37:25-26 NIV
25 I was
young and now I am old,
yet I have
never seen the righteous forsaken
or their
children begging bread.
26 They are
always generous and lend freely;
their
children will be blessed.
Psalm 112:5 NIV
5 Good will
come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who conducts
his affairs with justice.
Proverbs
11:25 NIV
25 A
generous man will prosper;
he who
refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Proverbs
22:9 NIV
9 A generous
man will himself be blessed
for he shares his food with the poor.
for he shares his food with the poor.
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