God will bless

A great verse to think about:



Proverbs 19:17

17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD,

And He will pay back what he has given. 



As we near the Christmas season once again and are about to celebrate Thanksgiving, it seems this is the time of year when we think about others. Really it is pretty sad that for many of us we really don't think about the less fortunate other than this time of year! I find as I read the Bible that God makes it plain that we are not to hoard God's blessings, but we are to share what we have with others. When God blesses us he expects us to make sure others have what they need also. How are you doing with what God has entrusted you with? This verse in proverbs today says if we take care of the poor, God will return what we give....wow....think about that. God will bless us when we are faithful with what is really His in the first place. I am a firm believer that the Word teaches everything is God's and He expects His followers to share what he has given us. Somewhere along the line we have taught ourselves to hoard everything, but when I read the Word this is NOT God's design. We are to meet peoples need with the abundant blessings God has given us and we do have abundant blessings here in America!



So let us examine ourselves this morning, are we helping the poor?



Tom