OUR DAILY BREAD             Sat., July 15, 1995  
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READ: Proverbs 11:24-31

                
                   GAIN BY GIVING

      "The generous soul will be made rich, and
     he who waters will also be watered himself."

                        -- Proverbs 11:25

A visitor to a lighthouse said to the keeper, "Aren't
you afraid to live here with the storms and high winds
constantly lashing the walls?"

"Oh, we have to be more concerned about those out on
the sea," the man replied.  "We think only of having
our lamps burning brightly and keeping the reflectors
clear so that those in greater danger may be saved."

We too are to be more concerned about others than we
are about ourselves (Phil. 2:3-4).  Generosity and
selflessness produce an abundant life of joy and 
rich reward.  According to the Scriptures, if we
give freely to others, we will receive abundant
blessing.

Proverbs 11 teaches that a person who gives to 
others will gain even more (vv. 24-25).  Verse 25
paints a word picture to make the point.  It states
that "he who waters will also be watered himself."

The 19th-century preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon
said, "Let me consider the poor, and the Lord will
also recompense me.  Let me water His garden, and
He will make a well-irrigated garden of my soul."

As we focus our attention on giving refreshing
help to the needy, we will be refreshed by the Lord.

                                -- Henry G. Bosch

        Service is working and giving,
        And not regretting the cost;
        It's knowing and understanding
        That no good deed will be lost.

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           THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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     When it comes to helping others,
      some people stop at nothing.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Proverbs 12-14 


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