Read Pro. 19:17
This is a great time of the year to give to the less fortunate. In the midst of seeing the word "Christmas" under such attack and manger scenes being illegal it is great to see the heart of God's people as they give and sacrifice for others. The scripture today says that when we have pity and give to the poor it is like lending to the Lord because he is going to pay back. His payments come with dividends; you can never out-give God. He loves to bless us so when we give him the opportunity he goes over-board blessing us back. We got a picture of this this week-end when we went to one of our favorite restaurants to eat. Dave's steak was real tough, which was not the norm for this place. When the server gave him the ticket Dave told him about his steak. Our server got really upset and told us we should have said something then wanted to do something for us like give us a free cheesecake. We told him we didn't want anything, just to let him know. He felt terrible and we kept assuring him that we weren't upset and would come back it just was one of those things that happened.... not big deal. When we got our ticket he had knocked off $5. I said, "Good, let's give it back to him." We did in the tip and we watched as we left the retaurant his reaction. He was shocked. We left feeling so good and I know that is how God feels when he bless us. We never deserve any blessing from God but he loves to reward our meekest efforts.
Thank you Lord for the opportunity and the heart to give.
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